Hezbollah Chief Hassan Nasrallah Killed In Israeli Airstrike In Beirut

Israel, meanwhile, continues bombarding Hezbollah strongholds in Beirut's southern suburbs.

By : ABP News Bureau | Updated at : 28 Sep 2024 05:51 PM (IST)

Hassan Nasrallah was a Lebanese cleric and the secretary-general of Hezbollah (Image:X/@FranceAfrique23)
Source : (Source:X)

Hassan Nasrallah — the secretary-general of Hezbollah — was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut on Friday, according to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). Hezbollah has confirmed its leader's death, newsa agency AP reported.

"Hassan Nasrallah will no longer be able to terrorize the world,” the IDF claimed on X on Saturday.

"Hassan Nasrallah is dead," military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani also announced on X.

Quoting a source close to Hezbollah, The Times of Israel reported that contact had been “lost” with Hassan Nasrallah since last evening. “Contact with Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has been lost since Friday evening,” the source said earlier before the group confirmed Nasrallah's death.

After Israel said it had “eliminated” the Hezbollah chief in a strike on the group’s southern Beirut bastion, IDF Chief of Staff Lt Gen. Herzi Halevi said Israel would reach anyone who threatens the country and its citizens.

“The is not the end of the tools in the toolbox. The message is simple, to anyone who threatens the citizens of the State of Israel, we will know how to get to them,” he said, according to a The Times of Israel report.

In a major escalation in Israel’s military action in Lebanon, Israel is bombarding Hezbollah strongholds in Beirut's southern suburbs, as the war shifts towards the Lebanon border from Gaza. As per several media reports, Nasrallah's daughter was killed in the massive Israeli airstrike. However, there has been no official confirmation of her death. 

On Friday, Israel attacked Hezbollah headquarters in an apparent bid to kill Nasrallah. However, a Hezbollah spokesperson had said Nasrallah was unharmed in the strike.

Published at : 28 Sep 2024 01:47 PM (IST)
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