Israel’s newly appointed minister of defense said Sunday his country has defeated Hezbollah, noting that the elimination of the Lebanese terrorist organization’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, was the crowning achievement.
Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Sept. 27 when the Israel Defense Forces attacked the Iran-backed group’s headquarters in southern Beirut.
Late last month, the Israeli military also said it eliminated Hashem Safieddine, who was widely expected to take control of Hezbollah after Nasrallah was killed.
“Now it is our job to continue to put pressure in order to bring about the fruits of that victory,” Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Sunday during a ceremony at Israel’s foreign ministry.
HEZBOLLAH CONFIRMS DEATH OF SENIOR COMMANDER IN LINE TO REPLACE HASSAN NASRALLAH
Israel Katz (Reuters/Florion Goga/File)
Katz added that Israel is not interested in meddling in internal Lebanese politics as Israel has “learned our lessons.” He also said he hoped…
