Hezbollah confirms Nasrallah is killed after Israeli strike
SUMMARY
Hezbollah confirmed the death of its leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, after an Israeli airstrike targeted his underground headquarters in Beirut on Friday. The Israeli military reported that Nasrallah was killed in a "targeted strike" in Dahiyeh, a Hezbollah-controlled suburb of the Lebanese capital. The strike, which also claimed the life of senior Hezbollah commander Ali Karaki and other high-ranking officials, was part of a broader Israeli operation aimed at dismantling Hezbollah’s leadership. The airstrike was a swift succession of powerful blasts, leaving a 20-meter-deep crater beneath the residential building that concealed Hezbollah’s underground headquarters. Israeli intelligence had tracked the group’s senior chain of command, accusing them of orchestrating terrorist activities against Israel. Nasrallah’s death deals a significant blow to Hezbollah’s operations and marks a pivotal loss for Iran, which has relied on Hezbollah’s influence in the region.
