Yuriy Kobzar18:57, 09/28/24

Against the background of the destruction of Ukrainian cities, Russia condemned the dropping of an Israeli aerial bomb on the headquarters of Hezbollah.

Russia “strongly condemned” Israel’s liquidation of Hasan Nasrallah , the head of the Islamist movement “Hezbollah”, recognized as a terrorist in many countries of the world. The relevant statement was published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation .

Thus, the Russian Foreign Ministry emphasized that as a result of the Israeli Air Force airstrike on Beirut on the evening of September 27, “residential buildings were completely destroyed” and “dozens of civilians” were injured.

However, the greatest indignation of the Russian Foreign Ministry was caused by the death of Nasrallah, who led Hezbollah for more than 30 years.

“We strongly condemn yet another political murder committed by Israel. This forceful action threatens even greater dramatic consequences for Lebanon and the entire Middle East. The Israeli side could not fail to be aware of such a danger, but took such a step – the killing of Lebanese citizens, which will almost inevitably provoke a new outbreak violence. Thus, it bears full responsibility for the further escalation,” said the statement of the Foreign Ministry of the aggressor country, which destroyed hundreds of villages and several cities in Ukraine.

What is Hezbollah

Hezbollah is a Shiite Islamist political and military movement founded in Lebanon in 1982 with the support of Iran. Originally created to oppose Israel’s occupation of southern Lebanon, Hezbollah also seeks to transform Lebanon into an Islamic state modeled after Iran.

Hezbollah openly declares its goal to destroy the state of Israel and systematically commits acts of terror against the civilian population of Israel and its military structures.

It is accepted to divide “Hezbollah” into two “wings” – political and military. The political wing operates in Lebanon as a legal political party, while the military wing functions de facto as a non-state army.

Hezbollah is recognized as a terrorist organization or equated to such in the USA, Israel, Great Britain, Germany, Canada and other countries. The League of Arab States and the European Union (only the military wing of Hezbollah) consider it to be such.

Iran, Syria, Russia, China, Venezuela, Algeria, Iraq, Cuba and North Korea do not recognize Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, but consider it as a political party or organization.

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