Israel: Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah eliminated

The Israeli army has announced that Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has been killed in a strike in Beirut.

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

A source close to the Lebanese Hezbollah group said contact with the leader, Hassan Nasrallah, had been lost since last night.

"Contact with Syed Hassan Nasrallah has been lost since Friday evening," said the source, who requested anonymity to discuss sensitive matters. He did not confirm whether Nasrallah had been killed. | BGNES