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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah killed by Israeli airstrike in Lebanon's capital BeirutIran's supreme leader urged all Muslims to stand by Hezbollah against Israel but did not indicate how Tehran would respond to Nasrallah's killing.
In his first comments since Nasrallah's death was confirmed, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said, "it is the duty of all Muslims to stand by the people of Lebanon and Hezbollah" against the "occupier, evil and suppressor" regime of Israel.
In a statement read on state TV, he said "all regional resistance forces" support and stand beside Hezbollah.
Iran's influential parliamentary committee on national security met Saturday and demanded a "strong" response to Israel, state TV reported.
Meanwhile, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani declared a three-day mourning period in his country. Sudani came to power with the backing of a coalition of Iran-backed political factions, many of which have armed wings that are allied with Hezbollah.
Hezbollah said in a statement that it vows to "continue the holy war against the enemy and in support of Palestine."
Iranian-backed Hezbollah, the strongest armed force in Lebanon, began firing rockets into Israel almost immediately after Hamas' Oct. 7 attack, which saw terrorists kill some 1,200 people in Israel and take 251 hostages. Since then, Hezbollah and the Israeli military have traded fire almost daily, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes on both sides of the border.
An Israeli security official said he expects a possible war against Hezbollah would not last for as long as the current war in Gaza because the Israeli military's goals are much narrower.
The Palestinian militant group Hamas in a statement issued condolences to its ally. Nasrallah frequently described launching rockets against northern Israel as a "support front" for Hamas and Palestinians in Gaza.
"History has proven that the resistance ... whenever its leaders die as martyrs, will be succeeded on the same path by a generation of leaders who are more valiant, stronger and more determined to continue the confrontation," the Hamas statement said, adding that "assassinations will only increase the resistance in Lebanon and Palestine in determination and resolve."
In Gaza, Israel aims to dismantle Hamas' military and political regime, but the goal in Lebanon is to push Hezbollah away from the border with Israel — "not a high bar like Gaza" in terms of operational objectives, said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity due to military briefing guidelines.
President Biden calls death "a measure of justice"
Mr. Biden addressed Nasrallah's death in a statement from the White House on Saturday, saying the Hezbollah leader and his group were "responsible for killing hundreds of Americans over a four-decade reign of terror."

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