Benjamin Netanyahu left Israel for New York to “trick” Hezbollah’s leader into thinking he was safe, a senior Israeli official told The Telegraph.

Benjamin Netanyahu left Israel for New York to “trick” Hezbollah’s leader into thinking he was safe, a senior Israeli official told The Telegraph.

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who transformed the Lebanese militant group into a potent paramilitary and political force in the Middle East was killed in an Israeli airstrike

A sign depicting Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah is placed in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon July 30, 2024. REUTERS/Aziz Taher/Fil

Nasrallah was among the most important leaders in the Middle East, commanding a sophisticated army that fought Israel to a standstill in 2006.

Israel claims it has killed Hezbollah’s leader of more than three decades, Hassan Nasrallah Smoke rose from Beirut’s southern suburbs Saturday morning and the streets were empty after the area was pummeled overnight by heavy Israeli airstrikes that it said killed multiple Hezbollah commanders,

His death marks a devastating blow to Hezbollah as it reels from Israeli attacks. It is also a huge blow to Iran.