Biden calls Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah a ‘measure of justice’ – National

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Biden calls ******** strike that ******* Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah a ‘measure of justice’ – National

The ******** strike that ******* Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah was a “measure of justice” for victims of a four-decade “reign of *******,” President Joe Biden said Saturday.

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The comments came after Lebanon’s Hezbollah group confirmed earlier Saturday that Nasrallah, one of the group’s founders, was ******* in an ******** airstrike in Beirut the previous day.

Biden noted that the operation to take out Nasrallah took place in the broader context of the conflict that began with ******’ massacre of Israelis on Oct. 7, 2023.

“Nasrallah, the next day, made the fateful decision to join hands with ****** and open what he called a ‘northern front’ against *******,” Biden said in a statement.

He also noted that Hezbollah under Nasrallah’s watch has been responsible for the deaths of thousands of Americans, Israelis and Lebanese.

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Hezbollah attacks against U.S. interests include the truck ******** of the U.S. Embassy and multinational force barracks in Beirut in 1983 and the kidnapping of the Central Intelligence Agency chief of station in Beirut, who ***** while held captive. The U.S. said Hezbollah leaders armed and trained militias that carried out attacks on ********* forces during the war in Iraq.

The White House sees the ****** of Nasrallah as a huge ***** to the group. At the same time, the administration has sought to tread carefully as it has tried to contain ******* ‘s war with ******, which, like Hezbollah, is backed by Iran, from exploding into an all-out regional conflict.

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The White House and Pentagon were quick on Friday, shortly after the strike, to say publicly that ******* offered it no forewarning of the operation.

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“President Biden and I do not want to see conflict in the Middle East escalate into a broader regional war,” Vice President Kamala Harris said in a statement Saturday that echoed Biden’s description of a “measure of justice.” She added, “Diplomacy ******** the best path forward to protect civilians and achieve lasting stability in the region.”

The confirmation of Nasrallah’s ****** comes during a week that began with Biden’s top national security aides working on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly to build support for a 21-day *******-Hezbollah cease-***** that they hoped might also breathe new life into stalled efforts to secure a truce in Gaza.

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 Friday to the ******* Nations, vowing to keep up operations against Hezbollah until tens of thousands of ******** citizens displaced by rocket attacks can return home. Shortly after, ******* carried out the strike ******** Nasrallah.

Biden reiterated on Saturday that he wants to see cease-fires both in Gaza and between ******* and Hezbollah.

“It is time for these deals to close, for the threats to ******* to be removed, and for the broader Middle East region to gain greater stability,” Biden said.

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian accused the ******* States of supporting the ******** that took out Nasrallah and dozens of others.

“The world community will not forget that the order of the ********** strike was issued from New York and the Americans cannot absolve themselves from complicity with the Zionists,” Pezeshkian was quoted as saying in a statement read on Iranian state television.

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The State Department on Saturday ordered the departure of the families of U.S. diplomats who are not employed by the embassy in Beirut and authorized the departure of those who are, as well as nonessential employees because of “the volatile and unpredictable security situation” in Lebanon’s capital.

The State Department has previously advised ********* citizens to consider leaving Lebanon and reiterated its warning against all travel to the country.

“Due to the increased volatility following airstrikes within Beirut and the volatile and unpredictable security situation throughout Lebanon, the U.S. Embassy urges U.S. citizens to depart Lebanon while commercial options still remain available,” the department said in a statement Saturday.

The State Department routinely orders or authorizes the departure of nonessential embassy staffers and the families of diplomats when security conditions deteriorate in the country where they are posted.

An ordered departure is not technically an evacuation but does require those affected to leave. An authorized departure allows those affected to leave the country voluntarily at government expense.

Biden, who was spending the weekend at his vacation home in Delaware, and Harris, who was campaigning in California, held a call with national security aides on Saturday to discuss the situation in the Middle East.

The president on Friday directed the Pentagon to assess and adjust as necessary the U.S. force posture in the region to enhance deterrence, ensure force protection and support the full range of U.S. objectives.

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He called for the assessment after the Pentagon earlier in the week announced it was sending an unspecified number of additional U.S. troops to the region because of rising tensions.

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