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‘Master of Resistance’ – Life and Legacy of Hezbollah’s Assassinated Leader Hassan Nasrallah – Palestine Chronicle

‘Master of Resistance’ – Life and Legacy of Hezbollah’s Assassinated Leader Hassan Nasrallah – Palestine Chronicle

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

Under Nasrallah’s leadership, Hezbollah carried out significant military operations against Israel, culminating in Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000 after a 22-year occupation. 

On September 27, 2024, the Israeli army announced it had bombed Hezbollah’s central headquarters in Beirut, targeting the group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah. 

The next day, Hezbollah confirmed in a statement Nasrallah’s death, vowing to continue its resistance against Israel and to support Gaza and Palestine.

‘Master of Resistance’

Hassan Nasrallah, the third Secretary-General of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, was born in 1960 and assumed leadership of the group on February 16, 1992, following the assassination of his predecessor, Abbas Musawi, by an Israeli missile strike.

Known as the “Master of Resistance,” Nasrallah pursued religious education in Shiite seminaries in Lebanon, Iraq, and Iran. 

Under Nasrall’s leadership, Hezbollah carried out significant military operations against Israel, culminating in Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000 after a 22-year occupation. 

He played a key role in the 2004 prisoner exchange with Israel, described as one of the largest swaps of prisoners and bodies, including prisoners from other Arab nations…

Hezbollah confirmed the assassination of its leader, Hassan Nasrallah. (Photo: via Hezbollah military media)