Nasrallah fervently believed in the destruction of the Jewish state — and his organization carried out numerous horrific attacks on Jews around the world.

The US, a long-time ally of Israel, has been its biggest arms supplier - especially since the Israel-Hamas war began.

Israel says it has killed eight of the nine most senior commanders on Hezbollah’s military wing this year, most of them in the past week. Another 20 leaders of varying ranks were killed in the bombing raid that eliminated Nasrallah and destroyed Hezbollah’s secret subterranean headquarters, according to the Israel Defence Forces.