Israel Says Hezbollah Chief Nasrallah ‘Eliminated’ In Beirut Strike

An image grab taken from Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV shows the Lebanese militant group’s chief Hassan Nasrallah addressing the nation from an undisclosed location on September 19, 2024. (Photo by Al-Manar / AFP)

The Israeli military announced on Saturday that Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah was killed in a strike on Beirut.

“Hassan Nasrallah is dead,” military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani announced on X. Military spokesman Captain David Avraham also confirmed to AFP that the Hezbollah chief had been “eliminated” following strikes Friday on the Lebanese capital.