World reacts to Israel’s assassination of Hezbollah leader Nasrallah

Tehran, IRNA – Countries in West Asia and elsewhere in the world have condemned the assassination of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the Secretary General of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement in an Israeli airstrike in the capital Beirut.

Muqtada al-Sadr, the leader of Iraq’s Sadrist movement, in a message on Saturday, offered condolences over the martyrdom of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the Secretary General of Lebanon's Hezbollah, who was martyred along with a group of his companions in an Israeli regime's aerial aggression on the movement commander center in the south of the Lebanese capital.

In a related reaction, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al-Sudani voiced condolences over the incident. He announced three days of public mourning across Iraq.

Al-Sudani added that the Zionist regime's criminal actions in targeting southern Dahiya in Beirut demonstrate its reckless desire to spread conflict throughout the region, jeopardizing its security and stability.

Regional leaders, groups offer condolences on Nasrallah’s martyrdom

Also, Sheikh Khalid al-Mulla, head of the Iraqi scholars' community, said in a condolence message that Nasrallah was martyred with courage.

The leader of Iraq’s National Wisdom Movement, Sayyid Ammar al-Hakim, expressed his condolences over the martyrdom of Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah.

Iraq's top cleric Ayatollah Seyed Ali Sistani offered condolences for the martyrdom of Nasrallah, describing him as a "unique leader" and emphasizing his significant role in liberation of the occupied territories of Lebanon.

Also in Iraq, the Secretary-General of Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba, Akram al-Kaabi, offered his condolences over Nasrallah's martyrdom and emphasized the need to avenge his blood.

Regional leaders, groups offer condolences on Nasrallah’s martyrdom

Meanwhile, the Palestinian Hamas Resistance Movement expressed its condolences to the Palestinians, the Arab and Islamic Ummah, and the free people of the world on the martyrdom of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and a group of his brotherly commanders.

The spokesman for Hamas’s military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, Abu Obeida, expressed his condolences for the martyrdom of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and his companions, thanking their sacrifices for the cause of Quds.

In addition, in a statement, the Islamic Jihad of Palestine offered condolences on the martyrdom of Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah and slammed the terrorist action of the Zionist Israeli regime.

The Supreme Political Council of Yemen and the Yemeni government issued statements, expressing their condolences on the martyrdom of the late Secretary General of Lebanon's Hezbollah. They added that this martyrdom will increase the motivation and will to continue the fight against the enemies.

In a statement, the Chairman of Yemen's Supreme Political Council, Mahdi al-Mashat, announced three days of public mourning in Yemen due to the martyrdom of Nasrallah.

World reacts to Israel’s assassination of Hezbollah leader Nasrallah

Abdul Malik al-Houthi, leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah movement described Nasrallah’s martyrdom as a great loss for the Islamic Ummah. Al-Houthi extended condolences to Lebanese and Palestinian nations as well as Supreme Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.  

The Lebanese government has also announced three days of public mourning over the martyrdom of Nasrallah.

World reacts to Israel’s assassination of Hezbollah leader Nasrallah

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri issued a message, extending his condolences over the martyrdom of Nasrallah. Berri, in his message, hailed Nasrallah for his steadfastness, and expressed deep sorrow over his loss.

Former Lebanese President Michel Aoun reacted as well, emphasizing that the country has lost a prominent and honest leader with the martyrdom of Nasrallah. Former Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri expressed his condolences over the martyrdom of Nasrallah, condemning the Zionist regime's actions as cowardly.

Syria strongly condemned Israel’s “criminal aggression” against Beirut’s Dahieh neighborhood, which led to the martyrdom of Nasrallah. The Syrian foreign ministry said in a statement that the Israeli regime bears full responsibility for the dangerous consequences of the assassination, expressing condolences to the Lebanese people and government over his loss. Damascus also announced three days of public mourning for Nasrallah.    

In Turkiye, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the recent attacks by the Zionist regime on Lebanon and called for global action against the regime. Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş denounced Nasrallah's assassination as well, saying that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the assassination while he was at the UN, saying that this is a sign of the collapse of the international security system. Kurtulmuş also said that those who continue to support Netanyahu will eventually be accountable for such assassinations. 

Fazal-ur-Rehman, the president of Pakistan's Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam political party slammed Nasrallah's assassination as a cowardly act, and praised him as a symbol of persistent resistance. 

Pakistan’s foreign ministry also issued a statement, strongly condemning the assassination and expressing solidarity with the Lebanese people. The ministry said that the out-of-control attacks by the Israeli regime indicate its adventurism in the region and are a threat to peace and security. It called on the UN Security Council to stop Israel’s adventurism and its violation of international law.

The Russian foreign ministry strongly condemned "political assassination" of Nasrallah by the Israeli regime, saying that the violent act will bring more repercussions for Lebanon and the whole region. The ministry urged Israel to end hostilities to pave the way for the diplomatic resolution of the conflict. 

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel called the Zionist regime's assassination of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah a cowardly act.

In a statement, Diaz-Canel wrote on X social media: We condemn the cowardly assassination of the Secretary General of Hezbollah in an Israeli attack on the southern suburbs of Beirut. We strongly condemn the attack on residential buildings and the death of innocent civilians.

World reacts to Israel’s assassination of Hezbollah leader Nasrallah

In the continuation, Diaz-Canel emphasized the complicity of the US with the Zionist regime in this crime, saying Israel's cowardly action seriously threatens the peace and security of the region and the world.

In a phone call with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi announced his country’s full support for Lebanon, said a statement by the Egyptian president’s office.

According to the statement, El-Sisi said that any violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and any harm to its security and stability are rejected.

Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi also expressed solidarity with the Lebanese people and government, saying that the Israeli regime is directly responsible for the dangerous consequences of its attacks on Lebanon. He said that the attacks violate Lebanon’s sovereignty.

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil condemned Israel’s killing of Nasrallah “in the strongest terms”. Gil also denounced Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu for pursuing what he called the policy of destruction against Palestine and Lebanon, saying that the regime began its criminal activities in Gaza and the occupied West Bank and is now conducting them in Lebanon, while there is a risk that it would expand them to other countries like Syria, Iraq, Iran and Jordan.

The Chinese foreign ministry also reacted to Israel’s Friday attack on Beirut, saying that the strike was a violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty and is a threat to regional stability. The ministry added in its statement that it condemns any action that harms civilians, and urged all parties, especially Israel, to take measures to de-escalate the situation.   

In reaction to the Israeli terrorist attacks in Beirut and the martyrdom of several Lebanese people, Rahmatullah Faizan, the deputy representative of the Taliban Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Herat, Afghanistan, stated that Israel's crimes in Lebanon are unforgivable, emphasizing the need for the international community to take prompt and responsible measures to prevent the crimes of the Israeli regime in Lebanon and Palestine.

Also, Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic Church, called for an end to the war between the Israeli regime and Lebanon's Hezbollah, expressing concern about the devastating impact of the war on the people.

In a message of condolence to the Lebanese resistance and the family of the martyr Nasrallah, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad emphasized that Nasrallah's martyrdom will not weaken the resistance, but will rather strengthen it in the hearts and minds of the people.

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