Killing of Nasrallah is a Key Prize for Israel, But It’s Too Early to Write Off Hezbollah

Article/Op-Ed in CNN
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Sept. 29, 2024

New America Vice President and ASU Professor of Practice Peter Bergen wrote on Israel's assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah for CNN:

On Saturday, Hezbollah confirmed that its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, is dead after Israel announced he was killed in an airstrike in Beirut on Friday. His death marks a major moment in recent Middle East history, but the long-term consequences are uncertain. It raises a key question: Do “decapitation strikes” killing the leaders of terrorist groups cripple them? The short answer is not really.

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