Lubna Masarwa writes:

The media in Israel reacted to the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah with euphoria.

On Channel 12’s “Meet the Press”, Amit Segal and Ben Caspit raised a glass of arak to mark Nasrallah’s death. Paz Robinson, Channel 13’s reporter, distributed chocolates in Karmiel. Channel 13 is considered left wing.

Channel 14’s flagship programme, The Patriots, opened with singing and celebration led by presenter Yinon Magal. Nadav Eyal wrote in Ynet:”[Nasrallah’s] assassination is an event on a regional, historic scale.”

The media’s delight was matched by politicians of left and right.

Yair Golan, leader of the Democrats Party and former head of Meretz party who was once regarded as the most leftist mainstream politician in the country, was delighted with the assassination.

He wrote on X: “The assassination of Nasrallah is a huge and important achievement. A new era has begun in the Middle East.”

A political spectrum that had become deeply polarised over the return of the hostages from Gaza has reunited over the victory Israel believes it has achieved in wiping out the leadership of Hezbollah.

Yair Lapid, leader of the opposition, wrote: “Let all our enemies know that whoever attacks Israel will die.”

Flush with success, the Israeli army published a video of the jets taking off from Hatzerim air base in the Negev desert, which included radio communications between an airforce commander and pilots.

“You’ve delivered a show of victory here, I believe,” Major General Tomer Bar, commanding officer of the Israeli Air Force, can be heard saying in the clip distributed to journalists. “Well done. Immense pride.” A pilot responds: “We will reach everyone, everywhere.” [Continue reading…]