Nasrallah Underestimated Israel’s Willingness to Assassinate Him

Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah. Photo: Screenshot.

JNS.org – Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah underestimated Israel’s willingness to assassinate him, believing that Jerusalem wanted to avoid a full-scale war, according to a New York Times investigation published on Sunday.

Despite warnings from his aides, he remained in a Beirut bunker 40 feet underground on Sept. 27, which is where Israeli F-15 fighter jets dropped massive explosives, ending the life of...