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china news service, beijing, september 29th comprehensive news: according to the islamic republic of iran news agency, on the 28th local time, iran’s permanent representative to the united nations irawani requested the united nations security council to convene an emergency meeting to discuss israel’s aggression and its assassination of lebanon’s allah. party leader nasrallah.

according to reports, iravani sent a letter to un secretary-general guterres and slovenia’s permanent representative to the united nations zhbogar on the same day, saying that iran condemns israel’s cowardly aggression in the strongest possible terms, and stated, considering the serious consequences of these actions on regional and international peace and security, iran requests the security council to resolutely and strongly condemn israel.

the letter also mentioned that iran urges the security council to take immediate and decisive action to stop israel's continued aggression and prevent the region from falling into a full-scale war.

on the 28th, the israel defense forces announced that it had eliminated nasrallah, the leader of the lebanese hezbollah group, in an air strike on the central headquarters of the organization on the 27th. hezbollah later confirmed nasrallah's death.

according to reuters, the palestinian islamic resistance movement (hamas) expressed condolences for nasrallah’s death on the 28th, saying that this will only strengthen hamas’s resistance to israel.

according to news from the united nations website on the 28th, guterres expressed serious concern about the sharp escalation of the situation in beirut, the capital of lebanon, in the past 24 hours. he pointed out that this cycle of violence must stop immediately and the lebanese people,israelneither the people nor the wider region can afford a total war.

according to the website of the israeli prime minister's office, israeli prime minister netanyahu issued a statement on the 28th, stating that the elimination of nasrallah is a necessary condition to achieve the goals set. that goal, he said, includes allowing residents of northern israel to return safely to their homes and changing the balance of power that has characterized the region for years.

according to a report in the times of israel on the 28th, after nasrallah’s death, israeli defense minister galante held a meeting to assess the idf’s preparations for “expanding offensive activities” on the northern front.

according to cnn, two officials said that as israel moves its troops to its northern border, the united states believes that israel may conduct limited ground operations in lebanon. but officials stressed that israel did not appear to have made a decision on the matter.

according to reports, israel defense forces spokesman peter lehner said on the 28th that the military was preparing for possible ground operations, but this was only one option being considered. israel's stated goal is to return more than 60,000 residents to their homes in northern israel.

according to the white house website, us president biden issued a statement on the death of nasrallah on the 28th, saying that the united states fully supports israel’s right to resist hezbollah, hamas and any other “iran-backed terrorist organizations”. biden said he has instructed the u.s. secretary of defense to further strengthen the defense posture of u.s. military forces in the middle east to curb aggression and reduce the risk of a wider regional war.

biden said the ultimate goal is to use diplomacy to de-escalate the ongoing conflicts in gaza and lebanon.

according to the lebanese national news agency, the ministry of public health of lebanon issued a statement on the 28th, stating that israel launched attacks in multiple areas of lebanon that day, resulting in 33 deaths and 195 injuries.

according to cnn, lebanese hezbollah said on the 28th that it had launched a long-range missile from lebanon to the jerusalem area. the idf confirmed that sirens were sounded in the area after the missile was launched. (over)