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The article reveals a dramatic turn of events in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, suggesting a key role played by an Iranian spy in the killing of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. According to a report in French newspaper Le Parisien, the Iranian mole provided crucial information to Israeli authorities about Nasrallah's location just hours before he was killed in an airstrike in Beirut. The tip-off, delivered on Saturday afternoon, alerted Israeli officials to Nasrallah's imminent arrival at Hezbollah's headquarters in the southern suburbs of Beirut.
The report also reveals that another prominent Hezbollah leader, Nabil Kaouk, was killed in the same Israeli strikes that targeted many of the terror group's senior figures. This series of strikes, claimed by Israel to be successful, resulted in the deaths of 33 people according to Lebanese health ministry reports. The ministry did not specify the breakdown between civilian and combatant casualties. Over the past two weeks, the ongoing Israeli attacks in Lebanon have claimed the lives of over 1,000 people and injured at least 6,000.
Hezbollah, while confirming Nasrallah's death, has not yet commented on Kaouk's demise. However, their supporters have been expressing grief for him since Saturday. Nasrallah, in a televised address prior to his death, acknowledged that Hezbollah had suffered a significant setback following Israel's use of explosive-rigged pagers and walkie-talkies. These attacks resulted in 37 deaths and nearly 3,000 wounded over two days. In response, Hezbollah vowed 'tough retribution and just punishment' against Israel, emphasizing that this retaliation could come in both expected and unexpected forms.
Source: Iran spy's tip-off helped Israel kill Hezbollah chief Nasrallah: Report