Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders, whose far-right Freedom Party (PVV) leads the coalition government in the Netherlands, warned Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to find “a good bunker” to hide in.
are responding Khamenei’s post on XWhile he referred to Israel’s attack on Hezbollah in Beirut, Wilders said, “Okay, maybe you’d look for a nice bunker @khamenei_ir.”
Khamenei had called Israel a “Zionist criminal” and said in his post on Saturday, “Zionist criminals need to know that they are too weak to be able to cause any significant damage to the solid structure of Lebanon’s Hezbollah. “
Remarkably, Khamenei was taken to a safe place Security has been beefed up in Beirut, Lebanon, following the death of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike on Saturday.
Israeli army said this Nasrallah was “eliminated” after the bombing of Hezbollah’s central command. in Beirut, where the 64-year-old man was reportedly hiding in a bunker.
Wilders responded to the Israel Defense Forces’ post announcing Nasrallah’s death on Twitter, saying, “Great news! Congratulations!”
Lebanon’s health ministry said at least nine people were killed and more than 90 injured following Israeli attacks on Friday.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the strikes killed several senior Hezbollah commanders and operators, including the head of Hezbollah’s missile unit, Muhammad Ali Ismail, and his deputy.
In particular, the recent airstrikes that have occurred amid efforts America and France will establish a ceasefire between Israel and HezbollahMarks an escalation of hostilities that began nearly a year ago. It also comes against the backdrop of Israel stepping up its offensive against Hezbollah this month, including targeted killing of militants through modified pagers and walkie-talkies.