NASRALLAH BURIED IN BEIRUT

There is no doubt about it. Israel's greatest success in the Gaza war was the assassination of the political leader of the Hezbollah party, Hassan Nasrallah, a man of great charisma. Tens of thousands of people attended his funeral today.

The yellow flag of Hezbollah floats over Lebanon. For decades, the leader gave speeches followed by thousands of his supporters with total devotion. He was the leader and personal reference for the combat of the movement he led, classified as terrorist in the West.

Nasrallah did not give his speeches in person but through a telematic link, but the Israeli Mossad services knew where he resided; simply at the movement's headquarters, where the Jewish secret services had no great problem in eliminating him physically.

Hezbollah sees the funeral as a show of force after losing influence in Lebanon's new government; Israel's defense chief confirms Air Force jets are circling overhead 'to send a clear message,' says Haaretz.

Hassan Nasrallah was killed when Israel's air force dropped more than 80 bombs on the terror group's main operations room. His death was a major blow for the Iran-backed group that the late leader transformed into a powerful force in the Middle East.

The charisma of that man was total in Lebanon, particularly since he worked to rebuild the military brigades and promote rocket and missile attacks against Jewish forces from the border between Lebanon and Israel.

Nasrallah was the group's leader for more than 30 years and one of its founders. He enjoyed wide influence among Iranian-backed groups in the region and was widely respected in the so-called Iran-led axis of resistance that included Iraqi, Yemeni and Palestinian factions.

His supporters said during the funeral that Hezbollah will never again find a man as charismatic as the missing man.