INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES au NEWSLETTER SIGNUP My account Log Out Sep 29, 2:36 AM AEST Business News Sports Technology Entertainment NEWSLETTER My account Log Out Australia edition Business News Sports Technology Entertainment Editions Australia India International Singapore United Kingdom United States NEWSLETTER Follow Us Editions Australia India International Singapore United Kingdom United States Embattled Netanyahu Buoyed By Hezbollah Chief's Killing: Analysts By Robbie COREY-BOULET Published 09/29/24 AT 2:36 AM AEST Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit Share on Flipboard Share on Pocket Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced a largely hostile audience at the UN General Assembly Friday but the killing of one of Israel's top foes in an air strike just hours later shored up his domestic standing AFP The killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah is a major boost for embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has faced huge protests at home and growing criticism from abroad, analysts said Saturday. Yet Israeli officials stressed their fight against the Lebanese militant group was not over, again teasing the possibility of a ground incursion even as they crowed about the death of one of their country's "greatest enemies". Hezbollah confirmed on Saturday afternoon that Nasrallah, the group's leader for more than three decades, died in an Israeli strike on its bastion in Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday.
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