Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah killed in Israeli strikes on Beirut

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28 September 2024 at 10:53 am·1-min read

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has been killed, the Iran-backed group said on Saturday, confirming his death after the Israeli military said it had "eliminated" him in an airstrike in Beirut the day before. Hezbollah has vowed to continue the fight against Israel.

A statement by Lebanon's Hezbollah group on Saturday said Nasrallah “has joined his fellow martyrs,” and vowed to “continue the holy war against the enemy and in support of Palestine".

One of the best known and most influential figures in the Middle East, Nasrallah had led Hezbollah for more than three decades but had not been seen in public for many years due to fears Israel would assassinate him.

His death marks a major blow to Hezbollah as it faces an escalating campaign of Israeli attacks.

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Daniel Hagari said in a statement earlier on Saturday that Nasrallah was killed in a "precise" attack carried out by Israel's air force on Friday in Beirut, describing the leader as "one of the greatest enemies of the State of Israel of all time".

Ali Karki, the commander of Hezbollah’s Southern Front and other commanders were also killed, the Israeli military said, describing them as "legitimate military targets under international law".

Israel’s Chief of Staff said that the elimination of Nasrallah was “not the end of our toolbox,” indicating that more strikes were planned.

Israel is widely believed to be behind the attack.

(with newswires)

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