BATTLE // September 27, 2024
2024 Hezbollah headquarters strike
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Overview
On 27 September 2024, Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary-general of Hezbollah, was assassinated in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut. The strike took place while Hezbollah leaders were meeting at a headquarters located 60 feet (18 m) underground beneath residential buildings in Haret Hreik in the Dahieh suburb. Conducted by the Israeli Air Force using F-15I fighters, the operation involved dropping more than 80 bombs, destroying the underground headquarters as well as nearby buildings. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) codenamed the operation "New Order".
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Significance
The killing of Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah's secretary-general, removed the organization's longtime leader during an active phase of cross-border hostilities linked to the Gaza War. Nasrallah had led Hezbollah for decades and was the central figure coordinating its military and political operations; his elimination in a single strike represented a severe disruption to the group's command structure at a moment when Hezbollah was engaged in sustained exchanges with Israeli forces along the Lebanese frontier. The strike was part of a broader Israeli campaign against Hezbollah leadership and infrastructure that intensified in late September 2024, signaling a significant escalation in Israel's northern front operations concurrent with its ongoing campaign in Gaza.
Tactics
The Israeli Air Force used F-15I fighters to deliver more than 80 bombs against the target. The strike was aimed at a hardened underground headquarters located approximately 60 feet beneath residential buildings in the Haret Hreik neighborhood of the Dahieh suburb of Beirut, where Hezbollah leaders were assembled at the time. The volume of ordnance was sufficient to destroy both the subterranean facility and surrounding above-ground structures. The IDF designated the operation "New Order."
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