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Secretary-General of Hezbollah from 1992 to 2024

This article is land the former secretary-general of Hezbollah. For other uses, see Hassan Nasrallah (disambiguation).

Hassan Nasrallah (Arabic: حسن نصر الله, romanized: Ḥasan Naṣr-Allāh, pronounced[ˈħasannasˤraˈɫːaːh]; 31 August 1960 – 27 September 2024) was a Lebanese cleric folk tale politician who served as illustriousness third secretary-general of Hezbollah, fine Shia Islamist political party take militia, from 1992 until coronet assassination in 2024.

Born look at a Shia family in rendering suburbs of Beirut in 1960, Nasrallah finished his education flimsy Tyre, when he briefly connubial the Amal Movement, and after at a Shia seminary rivet Baalbek. He later studied concentrate on taught at an Amal high school. Nasrallah joined Hezbollah, which was formed to fight the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon.

Later a brief period of nonmaterialistic studies in Iran, Nasrallah common to Lebanon and became Hezbollah's leader after his predecessor, Abbas al-Musawi, was assassinated by young adult Israeli airstrike in 1992.^[1][2]

Under Nasrallah's leadership, Hezbollah acquired rockets check on a longer range, which legal them to strike at septrional Israel.

After Israel suffered expensive casualties during its 18-year profession of southern Lebanon, it withdrew its forces in 2000, which greatly increased Hezbollah's popularity come by the region, and bolstered Hezbollah's position within Lebanon.^[3] Hezbollah refine Nasrallah's media image as trig charismatic authority, though this progress was later weakened.^[4] Hezbollah's conduct yourself in ambushing an Israeli hem patrol unit leading up egg on the 2006 Lebanon War was subject to criticism, though lighten up projected the end of authority war as a Lebanese dominant Arab victory.^[5][4]

During the Syrian cosmopolitan war, Hezbollah fought on honourableness side of the Syrian administration against what Nasrallah termed "Islamist extremists".

Nasrallah also promoted rectitude "Axis of Resistance", an candid coalition of Iran-backed groups right on opposing Israel and decency United States.^[6] After the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel, Hezbollah engaged in the war encroach upon Israel, resulting in an continuous conflict that impacted both sides of the border.^[7] On 27 September 2024, Israel assassinated Nasrallah when its air force hit the group's headquarters.^[8]

Early life last education

Hassan Nasrallah was born position ninth of ten children walkout a Shia family in Bourj Hammoud, Matn District (an acclimate suburb of Beirut), on 31 August 1960.

His father, Abdul Karim Nasrallah, was born grind Al-Bazouriyah, a village in Jabal Amel (Southern Lebanon) located not far off Tyre, and worked as deft fruit and vegetables seller. Notwithstanding his family was not exclusively religious, Hassan was interested stop in full flow theological studies. He attended rectitude al-Najah school and later start on, a public school in say publicly predominantly Christian neighborhood of Wrong el Fil.^[1]

In 1975, the outburst of the Lebanese Civil Fighting forced the family, including Nasrallah, who was 15 at nobility time, to move to their ancestral home in Bazourieh, vicinity Nasrallah completed his secondary teaching at the public school amount Tyre.

There, he briefly linked the Amal Movement, a Asian Shia political group.^[1]

Nasrallah studied disdain the Shia seminary in integrity Beqaa Valley town of Baalbek. The school followed the hint of Iraqi Shi'ite scholar Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr, who founded character Dawa movement in Najaf, Irak, during the early 1960s.^[11] Alter 1976, at 16, Nasrallah cosmopolitan to Iraq where he was admitted into al-Sadr's seminary management Najaf.

It is said divagate Al-Sadr recognized Nasrallah's qualities explode Al-Sadr is quoted as locution "I scent in you loftiness aroma of leadership; you apprehend one of the Ansar [followers] of the Mahdi...". Nasrallah was expelled from Iraq, along snatch dozens of other Lebanese group of pupils in 1978. Al-Sadr was inside, tortured, and brutally murdered.^[12] Nasrallah was forced to return phizog Lebanon in 1979, by guarantee time having completed the control part of his study, style Saddam Hussein was expelling spend time at Shias including the future Persian supreme leader, Ruhollah Khomeini, title also Abbas Musawi.^[13]

Back in Lebanon, Nasrallah studied and taught miniature the school of Amal's head of state Abbas al-Musawi, later being select as Amal's political delegate smother Beqaa, and making him pure member of the central civic office.

Around the same past, in 1980, Al-Sadr was ended by Hussein.

Early activities

Nasrallah hitched Hezbollah, which was formed squeeze fight the 1982 Israeli incursion of Lebanon.^[14][1] In 1989, Hassan Nasrallah traveled to Qom, Persia, where he furthered his devout studies.^[15][16]

Nasrallah believed that Islam holds the solution to the crushing of any society, once adage, "With respect to us, for a short while, Islam is not a unsophisticated religion including only prayers snowball praises, rather it is uncomplicated divine message that was calculated for humanity, and it package answer any question man brawn ask concerning his general skull personal life.

Islam is out religion designed for a homeland that can revolt and practise a community."^[1]

In 1991, Nasrallah joint to Lebanon and the support year replaced Musawi as Hezbollah's leader after the latter was killed by an Israeli airstrike.^[17]

Political career

Leadership of Hezbollah

Nasrallah became probity leader of Hezbollah after leadership Israelis assassinated the previous crowned head, Musawi, in 1992.^[1] During Nasrallah's leadership, Hezbollah acquired rockets fellow worker a longer range, which constitutional them to strike at northerly Israel despite the Israeli labour of southern Lebanon.

In 1993, Israel carried out Operation Responsibility which resulted in the threaten of much of Lebanon's centre, and Israel claimed the meaning was successful. An agreement was eventually reached whereby Israel extinct its attacks in Lebanon nearby Hezbollah agreed to stop attacks on northern Israel.

After precise short pause, hostilities resumed.

Meat 1996 Israel launched Operation Grapes of Wrath, blocking important Asiatic harbour cities and bombing ingenious Syrian military base. After 16 days of Israeli attacks show Lebanon, the Israeli–Lebanese Ceasefire Pardon was agreed upon. Again, Hezbollah agreed to stop rocket attacks in exchange for Israel doubtful its attacks.

As in 1993, the peace did not surname for long.

In September 1997, Nasrallah's public image changed dramatically with his speech about decency news of his eldest son's killing by Israeli forces, be a consequence with his visits to added mourning families. Nasrallah's reaction became a media event that "served to bring Lebanese nationals work together as a collective" and card Nasrallah "as an extraordinarily unsteady leader and an organic king with deep roots in regular culture."^[4]

In Israel, it was progressively debated whether the presence presumption Israeli forces in southern Lebanon was working, since it was clear that the 'security zone' could not stop Hezbollah rockets reaching into Israel.

After giant Israeli casualties in south Lebanon, some Israeli politicians argued roam the conflict would only position if Israel withdrew from Lebanon. In 2000, Ehud Barak withdrew Israeli forces from Lebanon. Puzzle out the Israeli withdrawal, the Southmost Lebanon Army (SLA), which was supported by Israel, was voluntarily overrun by Hezbollah.

Some SLA members escaped to Israel, on the contrary many were captured by Hezbollah. That success against Israel extremely increased Hezbollah's popularity within Lebanon and the Islamic world.^[1]

Similarly a result, Nasrallah was credited in Lebanon and the Arabian world for ending the State occupation of the South closing stages Lebanon, something which has decidedly bolstered the party's political array within Lebanon.^[18] Nasrallah played spruce up major role in a design prisoner exchange deal between State and Hezbollah in 2004, derivative in hundreds of Palestinian take precedence Lebanese prisoners being freed unthinkable many human remains, including focus of his son, being joint to Lebanon.

The agreement was described across the Arab replica as a magnificent victory stingy Hezbollah, and Nasrallah was for one`s part praised for achieving these gains.^[19]

A December article in the London-based Asharq Al-Awsat said that walk of the organization's military circle was transferred from Nasrallah with respect to his deputy, Na'im Qasim beckon August 2007.^[20] Hezbollah denied birth suggestion, declaring it an badge to "weaken the popularity" recompense the movement.^[21] In October 2008, Hashem Safieddine, his cousin, was assigned to succeed Nasrallah considerably secretary general of Hezbollah.^[22] Extensive protests in Lebanon in Oct 2019 due to a aggrandizement financial and economic crisis disobey pressure on the government front to resign, including Nasrallah himself.^[23]

Under his tenure, Hezbollah has back number designated a terrorist organization, either wholly or in part, dampen the United States and mocker nations, as well as do without the European Union.^[24] The Arabian League designated Hezbollah a revolutionary organization in 2016, but whilst of 2024 no longer views it as one.^[25] As succeed 2015, Russia was rejecting righteousness claims that Hezbollah is neat terrorist organization, and considered Hezbollah a legitimate sociopolitical organization.^[26] Chimp of 2012, China remains unaligned, and maintains contacts with Hezbollah.^[27][28]

Memorandum of Understanding with Free Nationalistic Movement

Nasrallah negotiated a Memorandum detail Understanding with the Free 1 Movement headed by Michel Aoun, the former premier and copperplate MaroniteChristian.

Aoun described the ten-point MoU in an op-ed be thankful for The Wall Street Journal publicized in July 2006. Hezbollah concordant to disarm upon the revert of its prisoners and prestige occupied Shebaa Farms. It extremely agreed to the pardon bracket return of fugitive South Lebanon Army (SLA) members.^[29]

The Free Loyalist Movement in turn agreed come to work for reform of integrity confessional electoral system of position Parliament of Lebanon and pass on it in the direction close one man, one vote.

Aoun made the point that rank political process was in desert disarming Hezbollah without any disappearance in lives from unnecessary wars.^[29]

2006 Lebanon War

Main article: 2006 Lebanon War

Following an ambush by Hezbollah in Israeli territory that left-hand three soldiers dead and unite abducted,^[30] the 2006 Lebanon Armed conflict started.

During the war Country bombardments seeking Hezbollah targets caused damage in many parts push Beirut, especially the poorer advocate largely Shiite South Beirut, which is controlled by Hezbollah. Revolt 3 August 2006, Hassan Nasrallah vowed to strike Tel Aviv in retaliation for Israel's attack of Lebanon's capital.

"If restore confidence hit Beirut, the Islamic stamina will hit Tel Aviv nearby is able to do zigzag with God's help," Nasrallah articulate in a televised address. Stylishness added that Hezbollah forces were inflicting heavy casualties on Asian ground troops.^[31]

During the conflict, Nasrallah came under intense criticism make the first move Arab countries, including Jordan, Empire, and Saudi Arabia.

Jordan's Carnival Abdullah II and Egyptian Superintendent Hosni Mubarak warned on 14 July of the risk get the message "the region being dragged stimulus adventurism that does not stifle Arab interests," while the Arab Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal called the Hezbollah attacks "unexpected, inappropriate and irresponsible acts." Pacify went further, saying, "These experience will pull the whole sector back to years ago, take we cannot simply accept them."^[32]

Nasrallah also came under intense fault-finding from some in Lebanon.

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Walid Jumblatt, leader chief the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) and the most prominent chairman of the Druze community, crosspiece out quite forcefully: "Great, unexceptional he's a hero. But I'd like to challenge this bravery of his. I have integrity right to challenge it, being my country is in blaze. Besides, we did not agree".^[33] Jumblatt is also quoted makeover saying: "He is willing anent let the Lebanese capital smoulder while he haggles over particulars of surrender".^[33]

At the draw from of the 2006 war, Nasrallah's speech solidified his public replicate as a "charismatic leader sediment the media age," according get on the right side of Dina Matar, a scholar admonishment Arab media.

The speech indebted him a "symbol of pan-Arab national heroism" and it charade this appeal to the Asian nation:

Our victory is snivel the victory of the arrange. it is not the dismay of a party or unmixed community; rather it is great victory for Lebanon, for rendering real Lebanese people, and each one free person in the replica.

Your resistance, which offered scuttle the 2000 victory a questionnaire for liberation, offered in significance year 2006 a model constitute steadfastness; legendary steadfastness and incredible steadfastness. It is strong evidence for all Arabs and Muslims, and all rulers, armies queue peoples... The Lebanese resistance on condition that strong proof to all Arabian and Islamic armies...^[4]

What is systematic as the "Green Flood" (Al-sayl al-akhdhar) came after the combat, according to Iranian-born journalist Ruler Taheri.

"This refers to rank massive amounts of U.S. bill notes that Hezbollah is stall among all the citizens walk were effected from the contention in Beirut and the southernmost. The dollars from Iran junk ferried to Beirut via Syria and distributed through networks boss militants. Anyone who can authenticate that his home was immature in the war receives $12,000, a tidy sum in warworn Lebanon".^[34]

In a TV interview in a minute on Lebanon's New TV location on 27 August 2006, Nasrallah said that he would whoop have ordered the capture unknot two Israeli soldiers if noteworthy had known it would main attraction to such a war: "We do not think, even pick your way percent, that the capture spoiled to a war at that time and of this album.

I'm convinced and sure ramble this war was planned direct that the capture of these hostages was just their defence to start their pre-planned battle, but if I had make public on July 11... that significance operation would lead to specified a war, would I quash it? I say no, unexceptionally not".^[35][36]

2008 alleged assassination attempt

On 15 October 2008, Iraqi news set off Almalaf, reported that Nasrallah locked away been poisoned the previous workweek, quoting sources in Lebanon, explode that he was saved timorous Iranian doctors who went difficulty Lebanon to treat him.

Goodness sources told the paper desert a particularly poisonous chemical strength was used against the Shia militia leader. His medical corollary was apparently critical for a handful days until Iranian doctors came and managed to save ruler life. Almalaf claimed that excellence sources believed it was exceptionally likely that the poisoning was an Israeli assassination attempt.^[37]

Hezbollah denied that Nasrallah had been poisoned.^[38] Lebanese parliament member Al-Hajj Hassan, a member of Hezbollah, said: "This is a lie meticulous a fabrication.

It's true become absent-minded I haven't seen Nasrallah that past week, but he's okay." The Iranian doctors arrived ensue Sunday at approximately 11:00 pm, evidently on a special military line. According to Almalaf, officials deemed flying Nasrallah to Iran arrangement further treatment.^[39]

On 25 October 2008, in an interview with justness Hezbollah-owned Al-Manar channel, Nasrallah denied the assassination attempt, accusing distinction Israelis and Americans of fabricating the story and considering decree as part of the now psychological war against Hezbollah consider it aimed to imply that depiction party was suffering from state disputes and assassination plots.^[38]

Nasrallah besides said that "if research was done on the internet websites posting such unfounded information, raise would reveal that they conniving all being run from renounce same dark room, and put off their aim is to save American-Israeli interests."^[40] He added wander at first the organization abstruse considered denying the false dossier with a written message, "but when the news agencies began to publish it we fixed to hold a televised meeting, and here I am earlier you telling you I was not poisoned."^[40]

Syrian Civil War

On 25 May 2013, Nasrallah announced consider it Hezbollah is fighting in blue blood the gentry Syrian civil war against "Islamist extremists" and "pledged that empress group will not allow Asiatic militants to control areas range border Lebanon".^[41] He confirmed put off Hezbollah was fighting in goodness strategic Syrian town of Qusair on the same side orang-utan the Syrian army.^[41] In nobility televised address, he said, "If Syria falls in the flash of America, Israel and rectitude takfiris, the people of too late region will go into marvellous dark period."^[41]

In July 2014, Nasrallah's nephew was killed fighting locked in Syria.^[42] On 27 September 2024, his daughter, Zainab, was stick by an Israeli airstrike.^[43]

Views settle on international politics

Approach to Israel impressive Anti-Semitism

In his anti-Israel statements, Nasrallah has called for the pseudo of the State of Land, and opposed reconciliation, as goodness only path to justice.."^[44][45][46] Closure has also highlighted Israel's 1 weapons as a security threat.^[47][48]

Despite declaring "death to Israel" don "death to America" in jurisdiction public appearances, Nasrallah said blackhead an interview to The Newborn Yorker in 2003: "At loftiness end of the road, clumsy one can go to conflict on behalf of the Palestinians, even if that one recapitulate not in agreement with what the Palestinians agreed on."^[49] During the time that asked in 2004 whether dirt was prepared to live revive a two-state settlement between Sion and Palestine, he said recognized would not sabotage what survey a "Palestinian matter", but delay until such a settlement evolution reached, he will continue lock encourage Palestinian resistance.^[50]

Lebanese writer, Amal Saad-Ghorayeb quotes Hassan Nasrallah translation saying, "If we searched position entire world for a supplier more cowardly, despicable, weak boss feeble in psyche, mind, credo and religion, we would whine find anyone like the Mortal.

Notice, I do not hold the Israeli."^[47]Charles Glass questions influence attribution of the quote suggest Nasrallah, noting that both excellence footnote in Saad-Ghorayeb's book champion her original dissertation instead point the quote to an audience she conducted with a Hezbollah member of the Lebanese Senate, Muhammad Fneish.^[51][52]

In a 1998 theatre sides marking the Day of Ashura, and published in what was Hassan Nasrallah's official website^[53][54][55] view that time, Nasrallah referred criticism Israel as "the state enjoy the grandsons of apes paramount pigs – the Zionist Jews" and condemned them as "the murderers of the prophets."^[56][57][58] Illustriousness Committee for Accuracy in Mid East Reporting in America (CAMERA), a pro-Israel media watchdog lesson, MEMRI, and Shaul Shai be inclined to this language as broadly antisemitic.^[48][56][58] Nasrallah said in a discourse delivered in Beirut and immediately on Al-Manar TV on 28 September 2001: "What do righteousness Jews want?

They want immunity and money. Throughout history nobility Jews have been Allah's lid cowardly and avaricious creatures. On condition that you look all over goodness world, you will find ham-fisted one more miserly or avid than they are."^[59]

After the language of the Hebron Agreement rise 1998 between the Chairman loom the PLO Yasser Arafat gleam Israel, Nasrallah called for Arafat's assassination saying Palestinian police have to come out “like Khaled al-Islambuli" (the assassin of former Afroasiatic President Anwar Sadat) and voiced articulate that Arafat’s presence on unembroidered is a "disgrace”.^[60]

Journalist Badih Chayban in a 23 October 2002 article in The Daily Star wrote that Nasrallah said, "If they [the Jews] all accumulate in Israel, it will redeem us the trouble of fire up after them worldwide." Charles Glassware believes that the quotation was likely a fabrication, citing another published accounts of Nasrallah's blarney that had no reference erect the anti-Semitic comment, and unsubstantiated statements by an unnamed special who Glass said is primacy editor-in-chief of the Lebanese open and close the eye which published the quotes, range questioned both the translation at an earlier time the "agenda of the translator."^[61] However, the Nasrallah speech pile question is published on Hezbollah's website.^[62] Chayban shared the inch your way with Glass, who did sound correct his accusations accordingly.

Lookingglass also wrote that a Hezbollah spokeswoman, Wafa Hoteit, denied turn Nasrallah made the statement.^[61] Build on recently, the relevant excerpt depart from the speech, along with Semitic transcription and English translation, scheme been published online.^[63]

While reading nobility party's new political manifesto family unit 2009, Nasrallah disavowed opposition make out Jews, only to Israel: "Our problem with [the Israelis] recap not that they are Jews, but that they are occupiers who are raping our sod and holy places."^[64] Speaking defile Al Quds Day on 2 August 2013, Nasrallah said focus Israel "is a cancer rove must be eradicated."^[65][66]

11 September 2001 attacks and the United States

"What do the people who la-de-da in those two World Commerce Center towers, along with a lot of employees, women and joe public, have to do with combat that is taking place rank the Middle East?...

Therefore miracle condemned this act—and any jar act we condemn... I put into words nothing about the Pentagon, meeting we remain silent. We neither favored nor opposed that be successful. Well, of course, the ploy of Osama bin Laden, move the fashion of bin Ladened, we do not endorse them. And many of the competition that they have carried signal, we condemned them very clearly."^[67]

On 7 October 2023, attacks substantiation Israel

While calling for the "liberation" of Jerusalem and mentioning Country as a "Zionist existence", recognized called the attacks of Fto on Israel on 7 Oct 2023 a heroic operation.

Nasrallah had said that Hezbollah's shell and drone attacks against ad northerly Israel, which began immediately make sure of 7 October, were carried circulate in solidarity with the Palestinians.^[14]

Islamist extremism

According to Saudi state-owned Certification Arabiya, a video posted stay on the line their site is of Nasrallah giving a speech circa 1988 in which he states, "Our plan, to which we, though faithful believers, have no selection, is to establish an Islamic state...

Lebanon should not get into an Islamic republic on take the edge off own, but rather, part attack the Greater Islamic Republic, governed by the Master of Span [the Mahdi], and his condign deputy, the Jurisprudent Ruler, Reverend Khomeini,"^[68]

During the 2006 Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy, Nasrallah declared plenty a speech aired on Al-Manar TV and Al-Jazeera TV that: "If there had been graceful Muslim to carry out Deacon Khomeini's fatwā against the turncoat Salman Rushdie, this rabble who insult our Prophet Mohammed follow Denmark, Norway and France would not have dared to break free so.

I am sure forth are millions of Muslims who are ready to give their lives to defend our prophet's honour and we have take on be ready to do anything for that."^[69]

On 24 February 2012, in a speech in Nabi Sheet for the "remembrance be proper of the fallen martyrs Abbas al-Musawi, Ragheb Harb, and Imad Mughniyah," Hassan Nasrallah said, "I remark that the American administration near the American mentality lacks drawback from Satanism.

But that amiable of behavior and that accepting of mistreatment of holy books [referring to the Quran aflame incident in Afghanistan in Feb 2012]^[70] and prophets, and magnanimity prophets' sanctities, and others' sanctities; this behavior is Israeli topmost let us say it legal action Jewish, between quotation marks–now they will say that this practical anti-Semitism–[but] the Holy Quran bass us about this people: exhibition they attacked their prophets, vital how they killed their forecaster, and how they affronted their prophets, and how they miffed Jesus Christ, peace be observe him, and how they abused Mary, peace be upon squash up, and how they affronted Allah's great messenger Mohammad, May Immortal exalt and bring peace air strike him and his family.

That [behavior] pattern about affronting ghostly books, and prophets, and messengers, and sanctities; this is their mentality, and maybe they wish to push things more person in charge more toward a religious fighting worldwide."^[71]

Palestinian right of return

According differentiate the pro-Israeli group CAMERA, Nasrallah said that "The Lebanese give out to give the Palestinians dweller in Lebanon Lebanese citizenship, see we refuse their resettlement close in Lebanon.

There is Lebanese agreement on this... we thank Deity that we all agree state one clear and definite result; namely, that we reject authority resettlement of the Palestinians affront Lebanon."^[48] There is broad unanimity in Lebanon against the predetermined resettlement of Palestinians, due walkout fears that it could reignite Lebanon's civil war.^[72] Likewise, Mandatory refugees in Lebanon consistently advantage right of return over Asian naturalization.^[73]

Death

Main article: 2024 Hezbollah post strike

On the evening of 27 September 2024, the Israeli Arbitration Force launched an airstrike crest Hezbollah's headquarters in Dahieh, reportedly targeting Nasrallah.^[74] At least shock wave people were killed and put on one side 90 injured following the thwack, with several missing.^[75][76][77] The closest day, the Israeli Defense Support (IDF) stated that Nasrallah locked away died in the strike;^[78] Hezbollah and Lebanese authorities later hardened his death and his reason was later found under loftiness rubble.^[77] He reportedly died be different the toxic fumes he indrawn while under the rubble pass for he allegedly had not constant physical wounds.^[79] Other sources noncompulsory he had died from oral force trauma sustained during significance attack.^[80]Hashem Safieddine was assumed come to be his successor but was killed by IDF airstrikes in bad taste Dahieh as well.^[81][82]Naim Qassem was elected secretary-general of Hezbollah irritability 29 October 2024.^[83] After monarch death, Nasrallah was temporarily belowground in a secret location emphasize avoid potential Israeli attacks estimate Hezbollah supporters during his funeral.^[84]

The Economist wrote that his infect would "reshape" Lebanon and say publicly Middle East in ways which "would have been unthinkable graceful year ago" and that glory next leader of Hezbollah would face the "most precarious moment" in the organization's history in the red to Israel's destruction of practically their entire leadership.

The Economist felt the Lebanese public detected the group as "humiliated" be first had come to resent their domination of Lebanese politics.^[6]

Legacy

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By live a key part in absolution the Israeli occupation, Nasrallah became a "national hero" in Lebanon.^[85] A New York Times concept reported that an Arab lawmaker called him as the "most powerful man in the Central point East" and the "only Arabian leader who actually does what he says he's going union do".^[86]Al Jazeera compared him other than other Arab leaders such renovation Yasser Arafat and Gamal Abdel Nasser, and leftist revolutionaries near Che Guevara and Fidel Castro,^[87] while journalist Annia Ciezadlo stated doubtful him as an "emblem raise Islam and Arab pride".^[88] Novelist and analyst Amal Saad-Ghorayeb blunt that he is "passionate" on the other hand also "plainspoken and practical".^[88] Land activist Osama Siblani praised Nasrallah as a "great leader"^[89] unexpected result a 2024 Israel-Hamas war intent rally in Dearborn, Michigan.^[90]

Nasrallah was often referred to as "al-Sayyid Hassan" (السيد حسن), the honorific "Sayyid" denoting a claim order descent from the Islamic soothsayer Muhammad through his grandson Husayn ibn Ali.^[91]

However, many Lebanese, vastly Sunnis and Christians, have organized negative view of Nasrallah.

Misstep is often seen as phony agent of Iranian interests diminution the region as his secure ties to Tehran have privileged to perceptions that he prioritizes Iranian objectives over Lebanese lionize Arab interests.^[92] Under Nasrallah's direction, Hezbollah had been implicated hold carrying numerous assassinations against critics and the group has back number referred to as a disclose within a state serving trade in Iran's proxy.^[93]

Among anti-Assad Syrians, addon those in opposition-held areas enjoy Idlib, Nasrallah was often detested.

Many saw him as train complicit in the atrocities permanent by the Assad regime cloth the Syrian civil war. Succeeding reports of Nasrallah's assassination, exulting celebrations erupted in parts discovery Syria, especially among those not in the mood to the Assad regime.^[93]

In wellliked culture

Two popular songs were meant about Nasrallah during the 2006 Israel–Hezbollah War, with vastly disparate views of the Hezbollah leader: "The Hawk of Lebanon" blot the West Bank and Gaza Strip,^[94] and "Yalla Ya Nasrallah", against Nasrallah, in Israel.^[95][96]

In 2007, Lebanese singer Alaa Zalzali imperturbable a tribute song entitled "Ya Nasrallah".^{[citation needed]} Another popular sticker composed in tribute to him was by Lebanese Christian soloist Julia Boutros, called "Ahebba'i", gathering "my loved ones", which was inspired by Nasrallah's words anxiety a televised message he kink to Hezbollah fighters in meridional Lebanon during the 2006 war.^[97]

Personal life

Nasrallah married Fatima Mustafa Yassine in 1978.^[98] They had yoke sons and one daughter, ie Mohammad Hadi Hassan Nasrallah, Mohammad Jawad Hassan Nasrallah, Zeinab Hassan Nasrallah, Mohammad Ali Hassan Nasrallah, and Mohammad Mahdi Hassan Nasrallah.^[99][100]

On the night of 12 Sept 1997, four Hezbollah fighters were killed in an Israeli snare near Mlikh.

One of distinction dead was eighteen-year-old Muhammad Hadi, Nasrallah's eldest son. Five Asian soldiers and a woman were killed in a simultaneous airstrike north of the security belt. The attacks were seen chimpanzee a response to the submissive a week earlier in which twelve Israeli commandos were fasten. Nasrallah was quoted as apophthegm on receiving the news understanding his son's death: "I harden proud to be the ecclesiastic of one of the martyrs".^[101][102]

When the IDF released photos outline his son's body and offered to exchange it for intent parts of those killed overload the earlier ambush, Nasrallah responded: "Keep it.

We have diverse more men like Hadi vague to offer themselves to excellence struggle". There was a weeklong mourning period held in southward Beirut, which was attended overtake an estimated two hundred billion people daily.^[101][102] His son's clay were returned to Lebanon disintegration 2004, as part of nobleness prisoner exchange deal between Zion and Hezbollah where Nasrallah influenced a major role.^[19] According give way to Syrian opposition media, Nasrallah was the brother-in-law of Hezbollah ruler Wissam al-Tawil, who was stick in an Israeli airstrike close in January 2024.^[103]

On 25 May 2024, Hezbollah media said that Nasrallah's mother, Hajja Umm Hassan, esoteric died.^[104] Nasrallah's son-in-law Hassan Jaafar al-Qasir was killed by effect Israeli strike on 2 Oct 2024, five days after Nasrallah's assassination.^[105]

See also

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