Mehbooba Cancels Campaign For a Day In Solidarity With Hassan Nasarallah

Srinagar: Hours after Hezbollah militant group confirmed that its chief Hassan Nasarullah has been killed in Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday announced that she won't take part in election campaigning for the third phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls on September 28 to express grief over the death of Hezbollah chief. 

In a post on X, Mehbooba Mufti said, “Cancelling my campaign tomorrow in solidarity with the martyrs of Lebanon & Gaza, especially Hassan Nasarullah. We stand with the people of Palestine & Lebanon in this hour of immense grief & exemplary resistance.”

Hezbollah announced today that its long-serving leader, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on the southern suburbs of Beirut. The group, in an official statement, confirmed that Nasrallah, who led Hezbollah for nearly three decades, had died in what it described as a 'treacherous' raid.

The statement, beginning with a religious invocation, hailed Nasrallah as a “heroic, daring, brave, wise, insightful, and faithful leader” who had led Hezbollah “from victory to victory.” His leadership, which began after the death of his predecessor in 1992, saw the group’s rise to prominence, most notably through the liberation of southern Lebanon from Israeli occupation in 2000 and the 2006 war with Israel, which Hezbollah refers to as the “Glorious Divine Victory.”  

Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei Moved To Safer Location

 Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been relocated to a secure location amid heightened security measures, according to two regional officials briefed by Tehran, as reported by Reuters.

The development follows after Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an airstrike targeting Beirut's southern suburbs. This strike carried out a day earlier, would represent a massive blow to Hezbollah, which has been under increasing pressure from a surge in Israeli military actions.