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[text/observer network qi qian] after the news came out that lebanese hezbollah leader nasrallah was killed in an attack, a large number of people in lebanon, iran, gaza, pakistan and other places expressed their condolences. among them, pakistani demonstrators showed up at the u.s. consulate clashes broke out with the police before. however, white house national security council spokesman john kirby said on september 29, local time, that "no one will mourn the death of nasrallah."

kirby made the above statement during an interview with cnn that day.

kirby called nasrallah "a well-known terrorist, leader of a terrorist organization." he said bluntly: "i don't think anyone will mourn the death of nasrallah. his hands are stained with the blood of americans and israelis. i think everyone will be safer without him."

when asked about the number of civilian deaths caused by israeli air strikes, kirby replied: "we can't quantify it right now." he added: "we are in contact with the israeli side. every civilian death is a tragedy. of course, "while no one mourns nasrallah, we mourn the loss of all civilians."

the lebanese side stated that since the israeli air strikes on the 23rd, more than 1,000 people have been killed and nearly 100,000 people have been forcibly displaced.

kirby would not comment on israel's decision-making process, but he stressed that the united states and president joe biden were continuing to push for a diplomatic ceasefire. "i think we all agree that there needs to be an effort to de-escalate the situation," he said.