the, the business dw news life from berlin has the confirmed the desktop it's meter in and it is really airstrikes. hassan industrial, i was targeted in a bonding in a route on friday. he is credited with turning the lebanese militia into a major fighting force during his more than 30 years at the helm of the group. israel continues to carry out air strikes on what it describes as hezbollah target's across the level not. smoke was seen rising over b route after several attacks on the south of the city is really military says it has hit more than a $140.00 targets in lebanon. and since friday night, the

melissa china, thanks for joining us. we continue to lead with breaking news. this. our hezbollah has confirmed the death of its leader assign natural law, and it is really air strike and they route the. this is the moment, israel's military struck, has below us underground headquarters in the city. late friday, the attack flattened several apartment blocks in a densely populated area rescue. yours desperately searched for survivors, but it is really officials record and we estimated that 300 people may have been killed as well. a leader confirmed the death of a man who headed the iran fact militia group for some 3 decades, and vowed to continue fighting israel. so let's get more from journalists,

cream, alcohol, right? he joins us from a root. a cream has bull has confirmed the death of its leader assigned us rolla. what more can you tell us what it was said at the time of the late silence that his bullet finally confirmed to the states that it see the house of most of all that is dead. the same statements, they were saying this spirit is id is really remain with us and they were at the mountain site. this is to continue in his problem is to be of assistance the victory. so n a to know there is no more statement for his folder. there is basic, also dates sit for his altogether quite his situation on the streets available. how are lebanese responding to nestor, ellis,

chilling understanding. of course, there must be a diversity of views out there, which i mean, i was on the street when the, his, this was announced by his folder and that his supports us. i mean i sold him a very good motions. they were starting to cry. some of them were sitting down in the streets and really, really seems of the station i'm on there the this when you look at the political scene and of course it no more statements on this one. but this is paula allies, except that some of the christian, alas of that he was talking about the great loss. and also it says, this is moses and asked me to be live on to stand by in this district all. busy eh, they can't take upon me to stay and says,

just be the rather vague statement saying it danger is threatening us. then of course you have also goals, who are sick? if you're satisfied school, we're thinking that this is too much power is paula is too strong, is a states in the states and that they are not saying this publicly. they're like really careful what they're saying. and just like. ready an hour and a half ago, there was a group of who's going to support a see a passing by which the motorcycle is shooting into the air. kind of saying like, you know, we're, you're careful. don't you think of all think about it in the direction. those who might be happy with this got it. and from where you're standing and they will, what do you think we might expect from a ron next? well, you know, of course,

it is the big sponsor of the who split up the reading president to say said business hosting with just strengths and the resistance. so defined sounds from the at, on also from the m. finally coming the, the great, the, the himself, who was saying that, say, in this killing of the, his ball and either it would be of interest in his past in fighting israel would be continued by other militants, eh, the seller. he said was nothing either. he's passed the screen of thoughts in this room on continue so defined sounds from from, from it on, no indication if there would be any military answer from from there. well this is kristen posted journalist cream l g o r e in bay route. thank you so much for joining us with major door

and it should be a mind, a spokesman for them is really military told us who else was killed in last night to strike and they root you have um from it all the god. k was the head of the southern command of his beloved, essentially the comp on that they were in was the nerve center office, viola. this was the very place that they were planning attacks against israel, where they were working on the game and, and attacks on the coming days, including a ground assault into israel that was prevented the week before the concept of rockets and missiles. this essentially was the chair headquarters, the not only his direct to the tax of the resultant and 60000 was released leaving their homes and israel living under a garage of 9000 missiles. but this is the same place in which americans were attacked in the marine barracks, in which $240.00 americans died. numerous british and european nationals or at was

major during spielman, a spokesman for the is really military. now you as president joe biden has called israel's killing of the hezbollah leader, a measure of justice for his many victims. meanwhile, israel has continued caring out air strides on what it describes as has blood targets across lab and on. throughout the day, smoke was seen rising over bay route after several attacks on the south of the city is really military said, it had hit more than a $140.00 targets since friday night, with new attacks on southern and eastern lebanon, as well as the law has responded by firing rockets into northern israel as well as the is really occupied golan heights for more. let's now speak to dw correspondent tanya kamer in jerusalem, tanya, we just heard from the idea of spokesman, what else are you hearing from israel regarding as well as debt and any possible retaliation by his blood to?

well, these are, there's the main topics here that are being discussed in the media and it's the end of the week. and now they're more and more political reactions also coming in. of course, on the one hand you have the operation itself, know that more details now emerging and of how it was possible that is, well, basically, info trader, head the intelligence a to gets to a house on those rela himself. i mean, we seen over the past weeks as well as targeting a senior commanders in the succession of a steps against his spa. and basically, you know, it is a discussion, you know how that intelligence was being done, how the strike was carried out. and that's why there was an arch enemy of israel that you know, for over 30 years he was leading a, the organization. and we had also from a defense minister going to a saying that was responsible for thousands,

for the coming of thousands of is varies. and foreign nationals of course as also, but it's not so much talked about maybe is the human told at this massive strike on this underground facility. and then when it happened, you don't know yet how many people were killed from those who are living in this densely populated area, the in da here, when the strike happened on friday night. now the other thing here is of course, what comes next and the different scenarios of being discussed. you've seen already on the over the course of the day over 90 rockets being fired towards the north. there was just about 2 hours ago, a surface to surface missile launched by the who sees in yemen. so it's not yet this massive garaged of many military on in this would expect as retardation. so we have to wait and see what's happening there. but also as we speak is while it continues its air strikes on the been on southern they've been on,

but also in be rude. and they just said in a statement that has killed another senior come on to in southern they are 2 different scenarios here. what could happen next? and of course, it's a watership moment, so to speak, in a very volatile situation. you know, must be very hard to gauge what happens next, but how likely is it that will now see and is really ground invasion unleavened on well, there's a lot of speculation about that and it's not clear whether a decision has been a taken yet. certainly be seen preparations here in the past couple of weeks and a days more reserve is units uh has been uh, a cold up also a built up around in the north in a border area. basically, it may also depend what has fall out or as to say is on it will do next is some sense of support at the moment for, you know, going full force against has belong to a strikes. it might change

a bit if there would be ground invasion because this is, of course, and much a riskier for soldiers a going in there. but there's also a lot of pressure on the people i talked to in the north of the some of them set, you know, this needs to be finished of once and for all distract from has followed. so we have to wait and see what's happening to us defense. secretary lloyd often expressed full support for israel's right to defend itself in a call on friday. but what kind of is real expect specifically from the wash from washington right now, as well as it gets of other sensitive moment and the relationship between the 2 countries now, especially when we've seen, you know, just a couple of days ago, you as president joe biden, was coming up with this, a temporary cease fire plan by the administration. and then uh, basically the dismissal by a prime minister benjamin netanyahu very publicly. and,

you know, this is now what you're seeing is quite the opposite of a calling for a ceasefire. so we have to wait and see if you just heard through barton, a speaking, the bringing out a statement, right? and you have to see, you know, how the u. s. will basically support israel here and also its own troops here in the region that might come under threat. dw correspondent, tonya kramer in jerusalem, thank you. has on us are all as death, is a huge set back to hezbollah and raises questions about its future. the repercussions are still sinking in for the people of israel and 11 on they routes. i mean most cars become a focal point of grieving for his bullet supporters and those runners, death marks of dramatic escalation. these roots conflict with has buller. i just

sent a shockwave throughout level known as a father and a brother to us said he means everything to out if he's like a son and a brother to me wouldn't mess with that. i love. i love to keep it soon after his bullet confirmed as well as death. gun shots rang out and parts of the rooms and then another side morning. but the news really a completely different reaction. the, this move on, same footage shows beach goers and these really red sea city of alaska, cheering after the announcement that another allah was dead on the streets of israel, a mixture of relief and trepidation of what may happen next. i do not think that

the assassination will end the war, but it will get us closer to a recognition in the air world that we're here to say. and don't screw with us. it means mold angel. but a, i think a maybe it will end this a full good and a because we were suffering for years and years and then i think it may be a for 3 be, well this will end on saturday. he's real. tell you the more air strikes on be roots and here in southern lebanon, that's what it says are hezbollah target's a sure sign that these really conflict with his bullet is set to continue for now? for more, let's now speak to our dw chase. international editor,

richard walker in washington, ah, richard joe biden has just issued that statement. how do we read that? tell us more. yeah, melissa, it's pretty interesting to, to read. so, i mean, at the, at the top of the statement, joe biden makes it pretty clear that, of course, there is no loft loss between united states and us on this raleigh. he says that he and his beloved, well, i'm quoting him from the statements that they were responsible for killing hundreds of americans over a full decade reign of tara. he said that his death row from that is where he strikes his as he puts it to a measure of justice for his many victims. but if you read this statement as a whole, you see job, i've been trying to kind of square the circle about these difficulties in the relationship that we've just been hearing about earlier between the, by the ministration and the nation. yahoo government, there's this sense that they really, they haven't been on the same page. in fact, to some extent.