Israel releases dramatic new footage of missile blitz...

ISRAEL has released dramatic new footage of the missile blitz that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah as his funeral took place today. Hundreds of thousands of mourners packed into a Beirut stadium and the surrounding streets for the terror boss's funeral.

Image Credit: The Sun [Footage of missile strike.]

The video, published by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), shows the moment Israeli missiles struck Hezbollah’s underground headquarters in Beirut on September 27, 2024. The strike, part of Operation “New Order,” saw Israel drop more than 80 bombs on the militant group’s main operations room, eliminating Nasrallah and several senior commanders in a devastating blow to Hezbollah.

Image Credit: The Sun [Large crowd at a funeral in a stadium with large screens showing images of the deceased.]

Ali Karki, the Commander of Hezbollah's Southern Front, was also killed in this blitz. Alongside the footage, the IDF posted on X: “On September 27, 2024, at 6:21 p.m. and as part of Operation ‘New Order,’ the IDF eliminated Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the Hezbollah terrorist organization, and together with him Ali Karki… in several simultaneous strikes.”.

The IDF also sent fighter jets to fly low over the Hezbollah chief's funeral procession. Defence Minister Israel Katz revealed the army made this move to send a message to the terror group. Thousands of people, dressed in black, flocked to the militant boss's funeral, which also remembered his successor, Hashem Safieddine, who was killed in a separate strike.

Image Credit: The Sun [a man with glasses and a beard is speaking into a sennheiser microphone]

Nasrallah, 64, was one of the terror group's founding members and his death was a huge blow to the Iran-backed militant group. The Hezbollah co-founder was one of the most influential people in the Middle East and helped trained Hamas fighters. He also helped increase Hezbollah's presence and popularity in Lebanon during his 30 years in power.

Image Credit: The Sun [Flames rise from buildings in Beirut after an Israeli airstrike.]

Nasrallah had gone into hiding for several years before his death because of fears he would be assassinated by Israel. Around 450,000 people were apparently in attendance at the funeral, according to an anonymous Lebanese official. Hezbollah reportedly called on people to show up as an apparent show of strength following several major setbacks this year.

Image Credit: The Sun [Mourners at a public funeral in Beirut, Lebanon.]

By Sayan Bose, Foreign News Reporter. ISRAEL has claimed to have killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in a series of massive aircraft strikes that rocked Lebanon. If true, his death would mark a huge shift in the Middle East crisis, with Hezbollah being left incredibly weak and Iran losing its grip on its biggest terror proxy.

Image Credit: The Sun [Funeral procession carrying coffins of Hezbollah leaders through a crowd.]

Here we we take a look at Hassan Nasrallah's life and his rise as the biggest terror boss in the Middle East. Born in 1960, Nasrallah belonged to a poor Shia Muslim family who grew up in the slums of Sharshabouk in Beirut. While growing up, he moved to south Lebanon to study theology and became a devout follower of Islam.

Image Credit: The Sun [Three fighter jets flying in a pale sky.]

In 1982, Nasrallah joined Hezbollah shortly after it was formed as a political and paramilitary organisation. Over the years, the fundamental Islamist rose through the ranks leading Hezbollah in multiple conflicts against Israel. It was under Nasrallah's stone-cold leadership that Hezbollah became a regional military power before being deemed an Islamic terror organisation by many countries including Britain and America.

Image Credit: The Sun [Mourners at a funeral holding yellow flags with a portrait.]

He made Israel the prime enemy of the terror group - and sought for its destruction. The terror chief has deeper ties with other Shia-based terror outfits like the Houthis and Hamas in a bid to wipe Israel from the world map. Nasrallah holds the title of Sayyed, an honorific meant to signify the Shia cleric's lineage dating back to the Prophet Muhammad.

He was regarded as an influential Islamist figure in the Middle East and had countless followers in the region. For many years Nasrallah kept an extremely low profile and was never seen in public, fearing an assassination at the hands of the Israelis. Israel wiped out 20 terror targets in a calculated and intense airstrike, just hours before the Lebanon ceasefire was signed in November.