The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday released new footage of the Sept. 27 airstrike that killed Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut, as his funeral got underway in the city’s southern suburbs.
“On Sept. 27, 2024, at 6:21 p.m. and as part of ‘Operation New Order,’ the IDF eliminated Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the Hezbollah terror group—as well as Ali Karaki, commander of the [terrorist group’s] Southern Front, and other senior commanders—in Hezbollah’s underground headquarters in Beirut, along with additional military infrastructure, during several simultaneous strikes,” the Israeli military said.
The Israeli Air Force reportedly dropped at least a dozen 2,000-pound bunker-buster bombs on Nasrallah’s bunker. Two unnamed Israeli officials told The New York Times that more than 80 bombs were dropped over the span of minutes as part of the operation.
A week later, a strike on a bunker in Beirut’s Dahiyeh district killed Hashem Safieddine—a maternal cousin of Nasrallah, the head of Hezbollah’s Executive Council and a leading candidate to replace him.
Visiting Israel Defense Forces troops in Southern Lebanon on Feb. 2, Defense Minister Israel Katz issued a warning to the Iranian-backed group: “I suggest that the successor of Nasrallah’s successor not make a mistake about Israel’s determination, lest he pay a very heavy price.”
Nasrallah’s funeral procession saw tens of thousands of terrorist supporters gather at a stadium in Dahiyeh on Sunday afternoon.
As crowds chanted, “Death to Israel, death to America,” Israeli jets flew low over the city, Katz confirmed.
“The IAF jets that are now circling in the skies over Beirut over Hassan Nasrallah’s funeral are conveying a clear message: Whoever threatens to destroy Israel and attacks Israel—that will be their end,” the Israeli defense minister vowed.