Israeli Report Reveals Details of Alleged Assassination Plot Against Nasrallah

An Israeli newspaper revealed new information about the assassination attempt targeting Hassan Nasrallah, the former secretary-general of Hezbollah, stating that he lived in an apartment on the eighth floor.

The report cited a senior Israeli intelligence official who shared, for the first time, updates regarding the plot against Nasrallah. The official outlined the execution stages and the measures taken to ensure the mission's success.

The official noted that warplanes dropped 83 bombs on the target, the same number later used in an operation against Nasrallah’s presumed successor, Hashim Safi al-Din. He explained that Nasrallah had access to more fortified shelters on that day but chose to remain in the shelter that was bombed, located deep underground beneath a multi-story residential building. The airstrike lasted only a few seconds, during which missiles were launched to trap those inside the shelter and prevent their exit.

Additionally, the director of the Israeli army’s target bank and head of the "Nahlat Binyamin" unit in the air force, identified as Colonel (Reserve) "S," shared with the newspaper insights into Nasrallah’s private lifestyle, movements, and hiding methods. He confirmed that Nasrallah was not underground continuously as commonly believed, explaining that his team tracked his movements extensively, gaining knowledge of his apartments, his wife’s residence, and emergency locations he used.

Colonel "S" disclosed that Nasrallah stayed at times in a penthouse apartment on the eighth floor of a residential building in Beirut’s southern suburb, where he utilized a specially equipped private elevator for hiding when necessary.

Regarding the scale of destruction, the Israeli official said he inquired before the operation with the rescue unit commander in the "Home Front Command" about the time required to reach a site with similar damage. The response was "six hours."

Based on his assessment that Lebanese forces were less organized, the official decided to disrupt any potential rescue attempts for up to 12 hours.