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Nasrallah’s killing could unleash an ominous challenge for Israel – a nuclear-armed Iran

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The 64-year old Nasrallah, who has led Hezbollah for over three decades, was a deeply polarising figure.

The 64-year old Nasrallah, who has led Hezbollah for over three decades, was a deeply polarising figure.

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The death of Hassan Nasrallah, the powerful head of the Hezbollah Shi’ite militia

who was killed in an Israeli strike

in the Lebanese capital of Beirut, represents a historic turning point for the entire Middle East.

For the moment, there is no question that Israel has succeeded in humbling and perhaps even sidelining Hezbollah, the Jewish state’s most immediate and lethal enemy.

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