Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the Hezbollah Shia movement, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut on Friday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement.
"Yesterday (Friday), September 27, 2024, Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Hezbollah terrorist organization and one of its founders, was eliminated by the IDF," the statement reads.
The Hezbollah Shia movement has been unable to contact its leader Hassan Nasrallah since Friday night, Agence France-Presse reports, citing sources close to the group.
"Contact with Hassan Nasrallah was lost on Friday night," the source said, without confirming the Hezbollah leader’s death.
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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has been killed in a massive Israeli bombardment on the militant group's headquarters in Beirut, the Israeli military announced on Saturday. A source close to Hezbollah said the militant group had "lost contact" with Nasrallah on Friday evening but the group has not confirmed his death. Follow our live blog for the latest updates on the war in the Middle East.
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