Year Ender Middle East Leader Death 2024: Agreements, weapons, war and dead bodies. The year 2024 will be a year to remember for a long time for the Middle East. The entire Middle East kept moving back and forth on these issues and peace and tranquility were missing in the region. This year proved to be useless for the group called the ‘Axis of Resistance’ in the Middle East.
The Axis of Resistance includes Hamas of Gaza, Hezbollah of Lebanon, Iran, Houthi of Yemen, rebel groups of Iraq and Syria. This group believes that they will come together to deal with any threat coming to Palestine or the Middle East. This group considers Israel as its enemy. This was the reason why Israel selectively killed the leaders of these groups and some leaders themselves lost their lives.
The war in the Middle East has severely affected regional socio-economic stability, leading to large-scale displacement and humanitarian needs. In the year 2024, some personalities from the Middle East who had influence over the entire region died, some of them were internationally declared terrorists and some were on top positions in the country.
Those leaders of Hamas who fell into the hands of war
Yahya Sinwar-
Yahya Sinwar was the target of Netanyahu and America since the beginning of the war between Israel and Hamas. Almost a year after Hamas’ attack on Israel, the Israeli army put Yahya Sinwar to death. Yahya Sinwar was the chief of Hamas and was also called ‘the butcher of Khan Younis’.
Ismail Haniyeh-
Ismail Haniyeh was the chief of the political wing of Hamas. He died in Tehran under the protection of the Iranian army. According to the report, Israeli intelligence agency Mossad had planted explosives under Ismail Haniyeh’s pillow.
saleh al arouri
Saleh al-Arouri was the deputy chief of the political wing of Hamas. Apart from this, he was also the chief of Qasim Brigade. In the beginning of the year 2024, Saleh was killed in a drone attack by the Israeli army in a town in Beirut, Lebanon. In 2015, America had placed a reward of 5 million dollars on Saleh.
Mohammad Zaif
In July this year, Israeli army and intelligence agency had killed Hamas military commander Mohammad Zaif. Zaif was killed in an attack in South Gaza, along with about 300 people who died.
Israel selectively eliminated Hezbollah leaders
Hezbollah is said to be a proxy organization of Iran. This organization operates in Lebanon. Israel considers this organization a threat to itself. In the year 2024, Israel targeted many leaders of the organization in its attacks.
Hezbollah Chief Hassan Nasrallah
On September 27, Israeli forces killed Hassan Nasrallah in an airstrike near Beirut. Under the leadership of 64-year-old Nasrallah, Lebanon’s Hezbollah emerged as a powerful force both politically and militarily. Hassan Nasrallah had led the organization for more than three decades. After Nasrallah’s death, questions began to be raised about the future of Hezbollah.
Hashem Safideen
On October 22, Israel Defense Forces claimed to have killed Hashem Saffiedine, Hezbollah’s second-in-command, in southern Beirut. However, later Hamas also confirmed his death. Safideen was an important person for Hezbollah. He was to be made the chief of the organization after Hassan Nasrallah. Safideen also helped the organization enhance its relations with Iran.
Death of Iran’s leader and coup in Syria
In May 2024, Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in the crash of a Bell-212 helicopter. Along with this, Iranian foreigner Husain Amir-Abdullahian also died in the same helicopter crash. Ibrahim Raisi was a religious scholar, his influence among the public was very strong. After his death, the Supreme Leader of Iran became isolated. Iran also became isolated due to being a Shia country in the Middle East.
On the other hand, after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s government in Syria in 2024, relations between Iran and Turkey have also soured. In this way, the entire Middle East i.e. Western Asia is going through war and bad times. In the year 2024, the Middle East has seen unprecedented times.
Also read:
444 terrorist attacks, 685 security personnel killed, terror-prone Pakistan itself shaken by terrorism in 2024, CRSS report reveals