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Story summary
- Israel assassinated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut on September 27, 2024.
- The strike dropped 83 bombs on an underground Dahiyeh compound where Nasrallah entered.
- The bombings also killed Hashem Safieddine, Nasrallah’s intended successor.
- Hezbollah’s command collapsed as field commanders’ deaths removed critical weapons, routes, and contacts knowledge.
- Israeli officials called Naim Qassem’s succession “several sizes too big” for him.