Hezbollah Chief Hassan Nasrallah Killed in Israeli Airstrike in Beirut, IDF Says [Video]

In a major development, Israeli forces claimed responsibility for the death of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in a strike on Beirut. The Israeli military said today that Nasrallah, 64, was killed during overnight air raids on Hezbollah strongholds. A source close to Hezbollah confirmed that communication with Nasrallah had been lost since Friday night.

Israeli military spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani took to social media platform X to announce, “Hassan Nasrallah is dead.” This follows a series of Israeli strikes that targeted Hezbollah sites in both southern and eastern Lebanon. The strikes came in response to heavy rocket fire launched by Hezbollah into northern Israel.

Several residential buildings were flattened as Israeli jets bombarded Hezbollah’s positions in southern Beirut overnight. According to a statement from the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), Nasrallah “will no longer be able to terrorize the world.” Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi added, “Anyone who threatens the citizens of …