The leader of terror group Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, has been killed in Friday’s Israeli airstrike on Beirut, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed Saturday morning.
“The IDF on Saturday said it can confirm that Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in the strike on Beirut,” the Israeli news website YNET reported.
Nasrallah, along with several top Hezbollah terror commanders, was eliminated in a precision strike by the Israeli Air Forces (IAF) on the terrorist stronghold of Dahieh, a suburb in southern Beirut.
“Following precise intelligence from the IDF and Israeli security establishment, IAF fighter jets conducted a targeted strike on the Central Headquarters of the Hezbollah terrorist organization, which was located underground embedded under a residential building in the area of Dahieh in Beirut,” the Israeli TV channel i24NEWS reported.
“Also killed in the massive strike on the jihadist group’s south Beirut bastion were Ali Karki, the Commander of Hezbollah’s Southern Front, and additional Hezbollah commanders,” the TV channel added.
The elimination of Nasrallah and nearly the entire Hezbollah leadership is a devastating blow to the Iranian regime which has poured in billions of dollars of its oil revenue to prop up the world’s biggest terrorist group.
Hezbollah “boasts a troop strength of 20,000 to 25,000 full-time fighters, with additional tens of thousands in reserves,” the Israeli military notes in an assessment published on its website. “It boasts over 150,000 rockets and missiles, including the Iranian made Fajr-5 and Zelzal-2 rockets. These armaments underscore the threat that Hezbollah poses to Israeli security, as their arsenal is capable of reaching deep into Israel’s territory. Hezbollah has built itself into the world’s most powerful non-state actor.”
Nasrallah, the 64-year-old terror chief, was the founding member of the Iran-sponsored Hezbollah and became its leader in 1992 after his predecessor Abbas al-Musawi was eliminated in an Israeli airstrike. “During Nasrallah’s 32-year leadership of Hezbollah, he was responsible for planning and executing multiple terrorist operations in Israel and abroad,” the Jerusalem Post reported Saturday.
The Hezbollah chief was also responsible for dragging Lebanon in the conflict by launching a terror offensive along Israel’s northern border after the Hamas-led October 7 massacre. “Under his command, Hezbollah joined Hamas in its conflict with Israel on October 8th, 2023, further escalating violence in the region,” the Israel newspaper noted.
Iran’s Shia-Islamic despot Ayatollah Khamenei was reportedly “moved to secure location” after the news of Nasrallah’s death.
“Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been transferred to a secure location inside the country with heightened security measures in place,” Reuters report cities Iranian sources.
While hiding in an undisclosed location, Iran’s Ayatollah renewed threats against Israel. With his biggest terrorist asset, Hezbollah, in disarray, he vowed to unleash Iranian terror proxies based across the Middle East.
“Zionist criminals should know that they are too small to cause significant damage to the strong structure of Hezbollah in Lebanon. All the resistance forces in the region are standing by Hezbollah and support it,” Ayatollah threatened.
“The Resistance forces will determine the fate of this region with the honorable Hezbollah leading the way,” he declared.
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