Israel's assassination of Hezbollah's Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah is a bombshell for the military and political architecture of the Middle East.

The shockwaves of the bunker-busting strike on Beirut's Dahiyeh neighborhood, in the midst of escalating conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, and the ongoing war in Gaza, reach from Tehran to the White House.

What made Nasrallah such a consequential figure? How did Israel penetrate Hezbollah's security so comprehensively, and how weakened is it now? How will Iran, who funded, armed and mentored Hezbollah to be its prime proxy and strategic asset, react? Will Israel leverage its gains to keep striking Beirut, if not send ground troops into south Lebanon? And where do the U.S. and Western allies' attempts at containment now lie?

Below you'll find a vital collection of Haaretz comment and analysis covering both the immediate impact of the killing of the Hezbollah head and the ongoing repercussions of the post-Nasrallah era.

Esther Solomon
Editor-in-chief, Haaretz English