The Israeli army has announced the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah following a strike on Beirut.
"The IDF announces that yesterday (Friday), September 27th, 2024, Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Hezbollah terrorist organization and one of its founders, was eliminated by the IDF, together with Ali Karki, the Commander of Hezbollah’s Southern Front, and additional Hezbollah commanders," the IDF said.
According to Israeli media, citing the IDF, Nasrallah was targeted while at Hezbollah's main headquarters in the southern suburbs of Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold known as the Dahiyeh. The headquarters was located underground, under residential buildings in the Dahiyeh, the IDF added.
Earlier of Saturday, various media reported that Hezbollah lost contact with its leader Hassan Nasrallah in the evening of September 27.
"The contact with ... Nasrallah has been lost since Friday evening," media quoted a source in the Lebanese movement.
On Friday, Israel carried out an airstrike on the main Lebanese Shia movement Hezbollah headquarters in Beirut in the center of the Dahiyeh neighborhood. Six residential buildings were destroyed in the attack, according to Lebanese media.
The situation on the Israeli-Lebanese border worsened after the start of Israel's military operation in the Gaza Strip in October 2023. The Israel Defense Forces and Hezbollah fighters exchange fire almost daily in areas along the border.