Russia
Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released a statement where it strongly condemns Israel’s killing of Nasrallah and calls on Israel to stop hostilities in Lebanon.
“This forceful action is fraught with even greater dramatic consequences for Lebanon and the entire Middle East,” the statement said.
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told the UN General Assembly he is concerned “by the now almost commonplace practice of political killings”.
France
The French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs said in a statement that it is in contact with the Lebanese authorities and France’s partners in the region to prevent destabilization and conflagration.
Jean-Luc Melenchon, a left-wing French politician and former Member of the European Parliament, said the assassination “is one more step towards the invasion of Lebanon and general war”.
In a post on X, he said: “France no longer counts on the ground. Netanyahu’s crimes will continue since they are unpunished. The danger is extreme for the region and the world.”
Türkiye
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned Israel’s recent attacks in Lebanon as part of what he called an Israeli policy of “genocide, occupation, and invasion”, urging the UN Security Council and other bodies to stop Israel.
In a post on X, Erdogan, without naming Nasrallah, said Turkey stood with the Lebanese people and its government, offering his condolences for those killed in the Israeli strikes, while saying the Muslim world should show a more “determined” stance.
Iraq
Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani condemned the attack as “shameful” and “a crime that shows the Zionist entity has crossed all the red lines”.
In a statement, Sudani called Nasrallah “a martyr on the path of the righteous”, and declared a three-day mourning period.
It came shortly after influential Iraqi Shia Muslim leader Muqtada al-Sadr announced three days of mourning. The leader of the Sadrist movement in Iraq wrote on X: “Farewell to the companion of the path of resistance and defiance.”
Muqtada al-Sadr, the leader of Iraq’s Sadrist movement, in a message on Saturday, offered condolences over the martyrdom of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the Secretary General of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, who was martyred along with a group of his companions in an Israeli regime’s aerial aggression on the movement commander center in the south of the Lebanese capital.
Hamas
Hamas has condemned the killing of the Lebanese leader as a “cowardly, terrorist act” by Israel.
“We condemn in the strongest terms this barbaric Zionist aggression and targeting of residential buildings,” the group said in a statement, accusing Israel of disregarding “all international values, customs, and charters” and “blatantly threaten[ing] international security and peace, in light of silence, helplessness, and international neglect”.
“In the face of this Zionist crime and massacre, we renew our absolute solidarity and stand united with the brothers in Hezbollah and the Islamic resistance in Lebanon,” the group said.
Hezbollah
The Lebanese group confirmed in a statement its leader had been killed “following the treacherous Zionist strike on the southern suburbs” of Beirut.
It said Nasrallah had “joined his great and immortal martyred comrades, whose path he led for nearly 30 years”.
The group said it pledged “to the highest, most sacred and most precious martyr in our journey” to “continue its jihad in confronting the enemy, in support of Gaza and Palestine, and in defense of Lebanon and its steadfast and honourable people”.
Spokesperson of China’s Foreign Ministry
China is closely following the incident and is deeply concerned over the escalation of tensions in the region. China opposes the infringement on Lebanon’s sovereignty and security, opposes and condemns any action against innocent civilians, and opposes any move that fuels antagonism and escalates regional tensions. China urges parties concerned, especially Israel, to immediately take action to cool down the situation and prevent the conflict from escalating or even spiraling out of control.
The tension between Lebanon and Israel is a spillover of the Gaza conflict. The pressing priority is to implement relevant UN Security Council resolutions, end the fighting in Gaza as soon as possible, and earnestly safeguard peace and stability in the Middle East.
China’s Foreign Ministry said Beijing opposed any violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty, urging all parties and especially Israel to immediately cool the situation.
China “opposes and condemns all action that harms innocent civilians and opposes any move that exacerbates conflict,” the ministry said in a post on its website.
Lebanese Christian Politicians expressed condolences on the martyrdom of Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah
Suleiman Kabalan Frangieh, the leader of the Christian party “Al-Maradeh” of Lebanon and a candidate for the presidential election of this country, expressed his condolences on the martyrdom of Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah, Secretary General of Hezbollah of Lebanon and said: “The symbol of resistance is gone, the legend was born, and the resistance continues.”
Walid Jumblatt, the head of the Progressive Socialist Party of Lebanon, which has eight seats in the Lebanese Parliament, also expressed his condolences on the martyrdom of the Secretary General of Hezbollah in a message on X social network and wrote: “Hassan Nasrallah and his comrades joined the long caravan of martyrs of the Palestinian cause. I offer my condolences to Hezbollah and its supporters and pay tribute to the souls of innocent civilians.”
