Over the course of the last 12 months, we’ve witnessed a number of rather important figures be taken out of commission in the Middle East, mostly in connection with the terrorist attack against Israel that happened almost a year ago. One of those people of importance who has been killed is none other than Hassan Nasrallah, who is believed to be a direct descendant of the founder of the Islamic religion, the prophet Muhammed. To a person who is part of Shia Islam, this is huge. Anyone who attacks Nasrallah is considered to have made an assault against the family of Muhammed and that’s a no-no.
Nasrallah’s death has led to enormous outrage in the Islamic nations across the globe. Which is why it’s really odd that we aren’t seeing a whole lot of coverage of his death here in the West. For radical Islamists, there’s no choice but to exact vengeance for the death of Nasrallah. You know what that means. We’re going to see a major increase in terrorist activity in various places around the world.
You have to keep in mind this man was not just another run-of-the-mill terrorist. He’s a big deal. The Jerusalem post has observed that his death is “nothing short of a seismic event in the Middle East.
The strike on the bunker of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah is nothing short of a seismic event in the Middle East. With Israel having shifted the rules of the game, what comes next? The risk of a broader conflict has risen, but there are also opportunities for a comprehensive settlement—everything now hinges on Hezbollah’s response.
In order for Israel Defense Forces to get to Nasrallah, who was in their central headquarters deep underground, the military would have had to use more than 80 one-ton bombs in order to wipe it out.
According to Israeli media, over 80 one-ton bombs were used to “dig” deep into the ground and reached Hezbollah’s high command bunker, located under six apartment buildings that were completely flattened.
This move is most definitely not going to lead to Hezbollah backing down. Nasrallah was very well liked by the people because they believed he was a descendant of Muhammed.
Here’s more from Wikipedia
Nasrallah was often referred to as “al-Sayyid Hassan” (السيد حسن), the honorific “Sayyid” denoting a claim of descent from the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandson Husayn ibn Ali.
People consider him to be a living link to the man who they believe God used to help found their religion. Killing him will not be taken lightly. Nasrallah also had three sons, two of whom he named after his alleged ancestor.
Nasrallah is survived by his wife, Fatima Yassin. He also has three sons Jawad, Mohammed-Mahdi and Mohammed Ali, and a daughter Zeinab, as well as several grandchildren.
Shia Muslims believe that there will one day be an apocalyptic individuals known as “the Mahdi” who will pop into existence during our day and time. They also think the name of the Mahdi will be Muhammed, which is why so many Islamic parents name their kids that.
President Joe Biden issued a few statements about Nasrallah’s death using the word “justice” to describe it.
The White House has finally put out a statement by early Saturday afternoon. President Biden has called Nasrallah’s death ‘justice’ for the hundreds of Americans who perished over what the US called a ‘four-decade reign of terror’.
“Hassan Nasrallah and the terrorist group he led, Hezbollah, were responsible for killing hundreds of Americans over a four-decade reign of terror. His death from an Israeli airstrike is a measure of justice for his many victims, including thousands of Americans, Israelis, and Lebanese civilians,” Biden said. The White House says the Pentagon has been ordered to enhance America’s defense posture and readiness in the Middle East.
Something that’s really alarming is the number of Shia Muslims that are located in the states of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania. These folks will be furious with the president for this comment and may refuse to support Harris as a result. That’s not the scary part. Lone wolf terrorism is the scary part.
Over the weekend, Hezbollah caused “the broadest rocket alerts Israel has seen during the war so far”…
Large parts of the nation were targeted by Hezbollah rocket fire on Saturday, causing the broadest rocket alerts Israel has seen during the war so far, following the Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut, Lebanon on Friday evening.
Starting hours after the strike on Nasrallah Hezbollah began firing small rocket barrages at northern Israel. On Saturday morning, they sharply intensified their attacks by launching two ballistic missiles and multiple rocket salvos.
And to make matters worse, the Shia Muslims aren’t the only ones ticked off about Nasrallah’s death. Iraqis are too. Protestors attempted to storm the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, which could have led to another Benghazi situation.
Thousands of Iraqi protesters attempted to storm the US Embassy in Baghdad’s highly secure Green Zone on Saturday, soon after Hezbollah confirmed the death of its leader Hassan Nasrallah in Friday’s major Israeli airstrike in Beirut.
Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani called strike on Nasrallah “a crime that shows the Zionist entity has crossed all the red lines.”
Police in Pakistan were trying to help prevent a mob of insane rioters from overrunning the consulate that is in that area.
Clashes took place Sunday evening in Pakistan’s largest city of Karachi as local police tried to disperse protesters who marched towards the city’s US Consulate to mourn the death of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah.
Video on social media showed police firing tear gas and warning shots, with protesters throwing stones and trying to cross barriers blocking access to the US Consulate.
The protests were led by the Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen, a Pakistani Shi’a Islamic political organization which told CNN that their nationwide protests were “peaceful.”
Iran has promised there will be revenge.
Iran’s supreme leader has said the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah “will not go unavenged”, a day after he was killed in an Israeli air strike in Lebanon.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei announced five days of mourning in Iran in response to what he called the “martyrdom of the great Nasrallah”, describing him as “a path and a school of thought” that would continue.
Iranian media reported that a Iranian Revolutionary Guards general was also killed in the Israeli strikes in Beirut on Friday.
Israel has also refused to back down. They responded to the threats by taking out another “high-ranking Hezbollah official” on Sunday.
The Israeli military said Sunday it has killed another high-ranking Hezbollah official in an airstrike as the Lebanese militant group was reeling from a string of devastating blows and the killing of its overall leader, Hassan Nasrallah.
The military said Nabil Kaouk, the deputy head of Hezbollah’s Central Council, was killed on Saturday. Hezbollah confirmed his death, making him the seventh senior Hezbollah leader slain in Israeli strikes in a little over a week. They include founding members who had evaded death or detention for decades.
Folks, we’ve never been closer to a global conflict of this magnitude since World War II. We need to be a people who pray and while we do that, prepare for the worst.
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