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[global network report] the israeli military said on september 28 that it killed nasrallah, the leader of lebanese hezbollah, in an air strike on the southern suburbs of beirut, the capital of lebanon. according to a report by the us "new york times" on the 28th, a senior israeli official revealed that israel began to track nasrallah several months before this operation.

nasrallah, data map, source: foreign media

according to the report, three senior israeli military officials revealed that israeli leaders have been aware of nasrallah’s whereabouts for months. the israeli army decided to launch the attack recently because they believed that nasrallah disappeared from one place and went to another. israel had only a short period of time to take action. two senior israeli officials said israel began planning the attack earlier this week.

according to the report, two senior israeli officials also revealed that during the attack on nasrallah, the israeli army dropped more than 80 bombs in a few minutes. however, they did not disclose relevant information such as the weight and model of the bomb.

the new york times stated that israeli officials cited intelligence information that hezbollah discovered nasrallah’s body on the morning of the 28th.

according to reports from the times of israel and other media, from the evening of the 27th to the early morning of the 28th local time, the israel defense forces air raided hezbollah targets in the suburbs of beirut, lebanon. on the 28th, the israeli army and hezbollah successively confirmed that nasrallah was killed in the attack. israeli military spokesman shoshani said the air strikes against nasrallah were based on years of tracking and "real-time intelligence." iran strongly condemned this round of air strikes by the israeli army and warned that israel had crossed a "red line." iranian president pezhiziyan issued a statement saying that israel's attack on beirut was a clear war crime.

the attack on nasrallah does not appear to be the end of israel's operations. according to agence france-presse, the israeli military said in a statement on the 28th that it carried out "large-scale strikes" on dozens of hezbollah targets that day. lebanese hezbollah said it carried out rocket attacks in northern israel. the new york times stated that the killing of nasrallah was a major escalation in israel’s rapidly expanding offensive against hezbollah in the past two weeks, which may evolve into a full-scale regional war.