THE Israeli military has claimed to have killed the Hezbollah chief, Hassan Nasrallah in an air strike targeted at the headquarters of the Lebanese armed group on Friday, September 27.
The military spokesman, Nadav Shoshani, made the announcement on X (formally Twitter) saying, “Hassan Nasrallah is dead,”. This was also confirmed by military spokesman, David Avraham, to AFP that the Hezbollah chief had been “eliminated”.
There are also reports that the commander of Hezbollah’s southern front, Ali Karki, and some additional Hezbollah commanders were killed in the strike attack.
Meanwhile, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry, the bombardment resulted in six fatalities and 91 injuries, with six apartment buildings reduced to rubble as Israel continues to hammer Beirut’s southern suburbs and other areas of Lebanon in multiple air strikes as of Saturday morning.
Thousands of residents reportedly camped out overnight in streets, public squares and makeshift shelters during the bombardment.
Hezbollah, led by Hassan Nasrallah since the 1990s, maintains strong ties with Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and plays a crucial role in Tehran’s regional proxy network. Israel views Hezbollah as a significant threat and asserts its operations are necessary to protect its citizens.
For about two weeks, Israel intensified its military campaign against Hezbollah, to dismantle Hezbollah’s infrastructure and prevent potential attacks on its territory.
The ICIR reported a warehouse explosion in Beirut claimed at least 100 lives, with over 4,000 people injured in 2020.
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