Shafaq News/ Israel has revealedbehind-the-scenes details of its assassination of Hezbollah Secretary-GeneralHassan Nasrallah, stating that the operation had a 99% success rate.
Nasrallah and several Hezbollahcommanders were killed in a heavy Israeli airstrike on the party’s headquartersin Beirut’s southern suburb on Friday, September 27, 2024. He was latersucceeded by Naim Qassem.
Decision Making
On the afternoon of September 20, OdedBasyuk, head of the Israeli army’s Operations Directorate, entered formerIsraeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant’s office and told him, “Look, we have allthe Radwan Force commanders and Ibrahim Aqil in one place,” as reported byGallant in an interview with Israel’s Channel 12.
“This was followed by a tense two-to three-hour discussion, which ultimately led to the decision to proceed withthe operation.”
80 Tons Instead of 40
“Nasrallah had been atthe targeted site for days, and there were concerns he might leave at anymoment,” Gallant noted.
The Sunday before the operation, theChief of Staff, Air Force Commander, and others presented Gallant with thefully signed execution plan, including all relevant details. “I asked themabout the success rate, and they said 90%. Then I asked how many tons ofexplosives they planned to drop, and they said 40. So I told them: go with thealternative—80 tons. Double the explosives to ensure a 99% success rate,” he noted.
Execution of the Assassination
The Israeli cabinet convened twodays before the operation, where the Chief of Staff presented the assassinationplan. However, when it was time to vote, Netanyahu abruptly halted the meeting,saying, “We are not ready to decide now. I will return from the United Stateson Sunday, and we will make the decision then,” according to Gallant.
On the morning of the assassinationday, Friday, Gallant met with the Chief of Staff and decided that the finalexecution time would be 06:00 p.m. They then called the Prime Minister, whoapproved but allegedly requested a delay until 06:30 p.m. as he would be on theUN platform. “In the end, we reached a compromise at 06:20 p.m. At that moment,84 bombs, each weighing a ton, were dropped on all designated targets, killingNasrallah,” the former defense minister affirmed.
Notably, Gallant, along withNetanyahu, is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges ofwar crimes and crimes against humanity related to the Gaza war, which resultedin the deaths of over 47,000 people. This war prompted Hezbollah to engage inbattle “in defense” of the Palestinian people, leading to an escalation thatultimately saw Israel killing more than 4000 people, including women andchildren.
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