The Israeli army says Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has been killed after airstrikes in Beirut. Meanwhile, an unprecedented five hours of further Israeli strikes have hit the city, sending residents fleeing on to the streets.
Hezbollah's silence overnight over the fate of Hassan Nasrallah is significant, says Middle East correspondent Alistair Bunkall.As was the Iranian supreme leader calling an emergency meeting of the Iranian security council at his home in Tehran.Israel, who claim they have assassinated Nasrallah, will have undertaken battle damage assessments either with surveillance flights or via human intelligence, says Bunkall.
What to do next? Do they avenge the death of Nasrallah with an all-out onslaught on Israel?'Do they go for broke and use that massive arsenal of missiles that we understand they have?'Or do they change course entirely? It is a difficult position for Iran.'Leaders can be replaced, says Bunkall, pointing out that Nasrallah succeeded Abbas Musawi in 1992 after he was assassinated.'Iran could decide that Israel has had such a successful couple of weeks...
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