Hezbollah’s command structure ‘nearly decimated’, White House official says

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Hezbollah’s command structure ‘nearly decimated’, White House official says
Israel Defense ForcesHassan NasrallahNabil Qaouk
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Hezbollah’s command structure has been “nearly decimated”, White House Security Communications Adviser John Kirby said as the group faced intense strikes from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

White House Security Communications Adviser John Kirby said Hezbollah 's command structure has been"nearly decimated" as the group faces intense strikes from the IDF . Hezbollah ’s command structure has been “nearly decimated”, White House Security Communications Adviser John Kirby said as the group faced intense strikes from the Israel Defense Forces .

“There’s no question that the Hezbollah today is not the Hezbollah that was even a week ago,” Mr Kirby told ABC News. Mr Kirby said Hezbollah's command structure has been"nearly decimated". Picture: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images“We fully expect that somebody will be anointed, and somebody will probably try to take Mr Nasrallah’s place.

Pressed on what retaliation Israel could expect from Iran or Houthis, which were targeted by the IDF after launching ballistic missiles at Tel Aviv, Mr Kirby said the rhetoric from both groups “certainly suggested they’re going to do something”.“We have to make sure that we are ready, and we are. We believe we have the force capability we need in the region, but it's not clear right now, too soon to know how Iran's going to react to this.

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