Israel’s Military Announces Death of Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut Strike

The Israeli military announced on Saturday that they had killed Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Hezbollah militant group, in an airstrike conducted in Beirut on Friday.

According to the military, the targeted airstrike occurred during a meeting of Hezbollah leaders at their headquarters in Dahiyeh, located south of Beirut. Nasrallah has been at the helm of Hezbollah for over thirty years.

In addition to Nasrallah, the Israeli military stated that Ali Karki, the commander of Hezbollah’s Southern Front, and other high-ranking Hezbollah officials were also killed in the strike. The Lebanese Health Ministry reported that six people lost their lives, and 91 others were injured as a result of the airstrikes, which destroyed six apartment buildings.

Following the attack, Israel maintained a significant barrage of airstrikes against Hezbollah, as the group retaliated by launching dozens of rockets toward Israeli territories.

Amid rising tensions with Lebanon, the Israeli military announced the mobilization of additional reserve soldiers, activating three battalions on Saturday morning. This move follows earlier deployments of two brigades to northern Israel earlier in the week to prepare for a potential ground invasion.

There was speculation after Israel reported striking Hezbollah’s headquarters in Beirut on Friday, with sources, including a U.S. official, confirming that Nasrallah was the intended target of the strikes.

On Saturday morning, Israeli forces conducted further strikes in southern Beirut and the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon. Hezbollah responded by firing numerous projectiles into northern and central Israel, as well as the Israel-occupied West Bank.

In the southern suburbs of Beirut, smoke filled the air as the area faced intense Israeli airstrikes overnight, leading to deserted streets. Shelters established in the city center for displaced individuals were overflowing, forcing many families to seek refuge in public squares, on beaches, or in their vehicles.

Roads leading to the mountains above the capital saw hundreds of people fleeing on foot, carrying infants and their meager belongings.

As a result of the strikes against Hezbollah on Friday, at least six individuals were killed and 91 were reported wounded, according to Lebanon’s health authorities. This incident marked the largest explosion in Beirut in the past year and raised concerns that the escalating conflict could be inching toward full-scale war.

In total, at least 720 people have been reported dead in Lebanon over the past week, according to the Health Ministry, and the casualty numbers are expected to rise as rescue teams sift through the debris of the six collapsed buildings. Following the initial blast, Israel launched a series of strikes in other areas of the southern suburbs.

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