The headquarters beneath residential buildings
The Israeli military said Hezbollah’s central headquarters lay beneath residential buildings in Dahiyeh. Senior members were inside when Israel carried out Operation New Order.
Ali Karaki, the commander of Hezbollah’s southern front, was also killed. The strike therefore reached beyond the organization’s leader and into its senior military command.
Firepower depended on timing
In its account marking the first anniversary, the IDF placed the attack at 6:21 p.m. and said precise intelligence guided the operation.
Israeli Air Force officers described two connected challenges: reaching a deeply buried target and preventing those inside from detecting the approaching attack and escaping. The bombs supplied the destructive force; intelligence determined the opportunity to use it.
Hezbollah confirmed his death the following day
On September 28, Hezbollah acknowledged Nasrallah’s death, ending uncertainty over the fate of the man who had led it since 1992.
His killing did not erase Hezbollah or its military capabilities. It ended 32 years of leadership, with Israel reaching the organization’s most recognizable figure inside its underground headquarters.
