Who was Hassan Nasrallah – and what will Lebanon be without him?
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 749 Ratings
🗓️ 1 October 2024
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Lebanon is preparing as the threat of an Israeli ground invasion becomes reality. This follows the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and a bombardment that has killed 1,000 people and wounded more than 6,000 in recent weeks. How could his assassination reshape the region?
In this episode:
- Ali Hashem, (@alihashem_tv) Al Jazeera Correspondent
- Sami Hermez (@HermezSami) Associate Professor, Northwestern University in Qatar
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Ashish Malhotra, Chloe K. Li, and Duha Mosaad with Phillip Lanos, Hagir Saleh, Cole Van Miltenburg, and our host Malika Bilal.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editor is Hisham Abu Salah. Alexandra Locke is the Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio. We’ll be back tomorrow.
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| 0:31.5 | Here's the show. |
| 0:36.2 | Today, an assassination that could reshape the Middle East. |
| 0:40.3 | The Islamic resistance will continue to confront the Israeli enemy, |
| 0:46.3 | supporting Gaza and Palestine, defending Lebanon and its people, |
| 0:50.3 | and responding to murders and the killing of civilians. What does the killing of Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, mean for the future of the region? |
| 1:00.0 | I'm Malikabilal, and this is the take. |
| 1:09.0 | Many described this as an earthquake, not only in Lebanon, but for the whole region, |
| 1:16.4 | because it will have its own impact on the politics and also in the middle of the war on how |
| 1:23.7 | this war is going to end. |
| 1:26.3 | Ali Hashem is one of Al Jazeera's correspondence in Lebanon. |
| 1:29.9 | He spoke to us on a busy day in between doing live reports on Al Jazeera. |
| 1:35.0 | Hasbalah issued its first response since the killing of its leader and a televised speech on Monday. |
| 1:41.2 | Ali says the group's deputy secretary general, Naim Kossim, tried to reassure supporters. |
| 1:47.0 | That despite the big loss, but the structure of the group hasn't changed, and that as soon as |
| 1:54.6 | possible, the group is going to elect a new leader. Also, he spoke about the command and control, |
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