Israel Kills Hezbollah Leader With Airstrike On Beirut

The Washington Post reports:

Hasan Nasrallah, a Shiite cleric who oversaw the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah for decades and became one of the most powerful and divisive leaders in the Middle East, revered by his followers as a savior and condemned by his foes as a terrorist, died Sept. 27 in Beirut. He was 64.

The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement that Mr. Nasrallah “was eliminated” alongside other Hezbollah commanders as it struck what it called the group’s “central headquarters” in the southern suburbs of Beirut. Hezbollah confirmed the death but didn’t detail the cause. The massive airstrike leveled several residential buildings and sent plumes of smoke over neighborhoods in the city’s south.

Mr. Nasrallah, who transformed his Iran-backed Shiite Islamist guerrilla movement into the single most capable paramilitary organization in the Middle East, dedicated his life to confronting Israel and the United States.

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UPDATE: Hezbollah has confirmed the death of its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, following an Israeli strike on Beirut on Friday. https://t.co/xYuP26zZ9i pic.twitter.com/94G96ivWGp

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