President Joe Biden on Saturday praised the Israeli airstrike that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, referring to it as a “measure of justice.”
In a statement, Biden highlighted the significance of Nasrallah’s killing in the broader conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, which started on October 7, 2023, when the terrorist group carried out a brutal assault on Israeli civilians and others.
“Nasrallah, the next day, made the fateful decision to join hands with Hamas and open what he called a “‘northern front’ against Israel,” Biden said in a statement released by the White House.
Nasrallah, the co-founder of the Hezbollah, headed the organization for almost four decades. Under his leadership, the group carried out numerous attacks against Israel, the United States, and other Western nations. He had deep ties to the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the…
