Hezbollah confirms that its Secretary-General, Hassan Nasrallah, has been killed, and Netanyahu says: “These are good days and we are at a historic turning point.”

Between criticism, threats, anxiety, and calm, international and regional reactions there was a difference to the assassination of Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasr, in the Israeli attack on the southern bank of Lebanon on Friday.

In his first reaction to Nasrallah’s assassination, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country had “settled its score.”

Netanyahu said, “We have settled the score with those responsible for the killing of countless Israelis and many citizens from other countries, including hundreds of Americans and dozens of French people. “

The United Nations

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said he was “deeply concerned” by the “significant increase.”

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei announced five days of mourning for the leader of Hezbollah. He called on all Muslims to “rise up” against Israel, and said that Nasrallah’s blood will not pass “without revenge.”

Khamenei said, “The fate of this region will be determined by the resistance, led by Hezbollah.”

While the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran Nasser Al-Kanaani, in a post on the platform X, said that “the glorious path of the defense leader will continue and his holy goal of liberating Jerusalem will be achieved.” ”

Iran’s Vice President Mohammad Javad Zarif praised Nasrallah as “a symbol of the struggle against injustice.”

Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa al-Sudani condemned the assassination of Nasrallah, saying it was “disgraceful” and “a crime that shows that the Zionist entity crossed all red lines.” “

In his statement, Al-Sudani described Nasrallah as a “martyr on the path of the righteous,” and announced three days of mourning.

This came shortly after Iraqi Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr announced three days of mourning.

The leader of the Sadrist movement in Iraq wrote on X, “Farewell, companion on the path of struggle and challenge.”

The Houthis in Yemen

In Yemen, the Houthi movement, backed by Iran, said the killing of Nasrallah would strengthen their determination to “confront their enemies Israel.”

The Houthi Leadership Council said in a statement: “Hassan Nasrallah’s martyrdom will increase the flame of sacrifice, the heat of enthusiasm, and the strength of determination,” promising “the victory and destruction of the enemy of Israel.”

temptationHamas condemned the assassination of the Lebanese leader and described it as a “cowardly terrorist act” by Israel.

The movement said in a statement, “We strongly condemn this barbaric Zionist attack and targeting of residential buildings,” accusing Israel of “ignoring all values, norms and norms between -national” and “obviously threatens international peace and security, in light. of international silence, incompetence, and neglect.”

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel condemned what he called the “stupid, selective assassination” of Hassan Nasrallah.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the recent Israeli attacks on Lebanon as part of what he called Israel’s policy of “genocide, occupation and aggression,” and urged the United Nations Security Council and organizations another to stop Israel.

Turkey stands with the Lebanese people and their government, Erdogan tweeted

Other countries warned of the escalation between Israel and Lebanon, and called on their citizens to leave. Among them:

Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warned that the situation in Lebanon was extremely dangerous and that the entire region could enter a “full spiral of violence.”

“The situation is a serious threat to the stability of the region and the stability of Lebanon, and this does not serve Israel’s security and interests at all,” Birbock wrote on the X platform.

In France, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that it is in contact with the Lebanese authorities and France’s partners in the region to prevent “instability and combustion.” She called to avoid traveling to Lebanon.

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy reiterated his calls for an immediate ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel.

European Union

The European Union advised airlines to suspend flights in Lebanese and Israeli airspace.