For Israel, the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has been a moment to savour, uplifting spirits for a country still grappling with the trauma of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack and almost a year of war,

The killing of Nasrallah on 27 September was a crowning achievement, coming just a week after the deadly detonation of thousands of booby-trapped Hezbollah pagers and hundreds of radios. This assassination marked the climax of a swift series of strikes that had decimated half of Hezbollah's leadership and severely crippled its military command.