INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Following are reactions by regional politicians and others to the killing of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli
airstrike in Beirut on Friday:IRAN’S FOREIGN MINISTRYThe ministry said in a statement that Nasrallah’s “path will continue and his
goal will be realised in Jerusalem’s liberation”.PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT MAHMOUD ABBASAbbas offered his condolences to Lebanon and
Hezbollah, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA said
“The President extended his heartfelt sympathies to the Lebanese government and the brotherly people of Lebanon over the civilian
casualties resulting from the ongoing Israeli aggression,” WAFA said.YEMEN’S IRAN-ALIGNED HOUTHISThe group said it mourned the killing
of Nasrallah, adding: “The martyrdom … will increase the strength of sacrifice … determination and continuity.”MOHAMMED SHIA
AL-SUDANI, IRAQ’S PRIME MINISTERHe said the killing of Nasrallah showed “the reckless desire to expand the conflict at the expense of
all the peoples of the region and their security and stability”.HERZI HALEVI, ISRAEL’S CHIEF OF THE GENERAL STAFF“Nasrallah
indiscriminately murdered Israeli civilians and aimed to end this war with the destruction of the State of Israel
We made sure that did not occur
We eliminated him, and we will continue to grow stronger
Hezbollah has murdered innocent people worldwide, hiding his weapons under the homes of families, women and children and turning them into
As we have shown, we will not allow such a threat to our citizens
We are determined to continue destroying the Hezbollah terrorist organization and to keep fighting.”MOQTADA EL SADR, IRAQI SHI’ITE
MUSLIM POLITICIANHe said he mourned Nasrallah as “his companion in resistance”.GEBRAN BASSIL, LEADING LEBANESE CHRISTIAN POLITICIANHe
said he mourned the death of Nasrallah as a major loss and said it was a hard time for all Lebanese, adding: “In the face of the Israeli
enemy, we have no choice but to be together as Lebanese.”MICHEL AOUN, FORMER LEBANESE PRESIDENTIn a statement mourning Nasrallah, he
referred to “the dangers our country is witnessing as a result of the ongoing Israeli aggression which requires rising to the highest
level of national solidarity that protects and fortifies our unity because that is the true salvation”.SAAD AL-HARIRI, FORMER LEBANESE
PRIME MINISTER“The assassination of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has plunged Lebanon and the region into a new phase of violence
It is a cowardly act condemned in its entirety by us, who paid dearly for the lives of our loved ones when assassination became an
May God have mercy on Sayyed Hassan and my sincere condolences to his family and comrades
We often disagreed with the deceased and his party and met a few times, but Lebanon was everyone’s tent
In this extremely difficult phase, our unity and solidarity remain the foundation.”TURKISH PRESIDENT TAYYIP ERDOGANIn a post on X after
the killing of Nasrallah but which did not name him, Erdogan said he condemned recent attacks in Lebanon as part of what he called an
Israeli policy of “genocide, occupation, and invasion” and said the Muslim world should show a more “determined” stance.The post
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