MARK ALMOND

Killing terrorist Nasrallah has decapitated Hezbollah – but will its fighters now become a many-headed monster?

An open conflict with Iran would spark an oil crisis with supplies from the Gulf region blocked

KILLING terrorist kingpin Hassan Nasrallah has decapitated Hezbollah.

Alongside his corpse lie those of his deputy and several other commanders.

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Killing terrorist kingpin Hassan Nasrallah has decapitated HezbollahCredit: AFP - Getty
Isolating Hezbollah’s forces will be key to whether the group can carry on a missile campaign against IsraelCredit: AFP - Getty

No doubt, too, scores of civilians Nasrallah cynically housed as human shields above his underground HQ were killed in Israel’s precision strike on his bunker.

So, with its leaders dead or disabled, will Hezbollah’s thousands of fighters be headless chickens or a many-headed monster?

Isolating what’s left of Hezbollah’s forces will be key to whether the group can absorb the blow to its leadership and carry on a missile campaign against Israel or organise a resistance to an Israeli ground attack.

Let’s remember Israel’s massive bombardment follows the daily impact of Hezbollah rockets and drones on northern Israel — forcing at least 60,000 civilians from their homes.

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Yet the West fears a wider war.

An open conflict with Iran would spark an oil crisis with supplies from the Gulf region blocked.

A global depression would follow.

Iran’s terrorist network could try to hit countries friendly to Israel, like ours.

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That might inspire the West to act decisively on the Israeli model.

But I doubt if Britain or America have the troops, leadership and willpower to rise to such a challenge and impose peace.

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