Lebanon’s Hezbollah group confirmed on Saturday (September 28, 2024) that its leader and one of its founders, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut the previous day.
A statement on Saturday (September 28, 2024) said Mr. Nasrallah “has joined his fellow martyrs.” Hezbollah vowed to “continue the holy war against the enemy and in support of Palestine.”
The Hezbollah HQ,where the group’s leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli strike, was a legitimate military target under international law,” the Israeli military spokesperson said on Saturday.
Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari also said that Israel had issued stricter guidelines to civilians by limiting the size of gatherings in areas of central Israel to 1,000 people.
The killing of Hezbollah chief has put the spotlight on the man widely regarded as his heir, Hashem Safieddine. The Iran-backed group confirmed that Nasrallah, who led the group for 32 years, had been killed in Friday’s strike. It now faces the challenge of choosing a new leader after the heaviest pounding the group has faced in its 42-year-old history.
