Lebanon’s organization Hezbollah has confirmed that their leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has been martyred in an Israeli attack in Beirut, and vowed to continue the fight against Israel.
In a statement on Saturday, Hezbollah said, “Hezbollah’s Secretary-General, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, has joined his great, immortal fellow martyrs, whom he led for 30 years.”
Earlier, the Israeli army had claimed that Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an attack in Beirut the previous day.
Initially, Hezbollah did not confirm the death of their leader.
According to the Israeli army, most of Hezbollah’s senior leaders were killed in the attack. The Israeli Military Spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani said in an online press briefing, “Most of Hezbollah’s senior leaders have been killed.”
Today, the Israeli army, in an official statement on its X account, claimed that “Hassan Nasrallah will no longer be able to terrify the world.”
The Israeli Military Spokesman Avichay Adraee also stated in an Arabic-language post on X, “The Israeli army has also killed Hezbollah’s Southern Front Commander, Ali Karaki, along with several other Hezbollah leaders.”
IRGC Deputy Commander General Abbas Nilforoushan also killed in Israeli attack
In the Israeli attack in Lebanon, a senior general of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was also killed alongside Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
According to Iran’s state news agency IRNA, the Deputy Commander of the IRGC General Abbas Nilforoushan was among those killed in the attack.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei taken to a secure location
Meanwhile, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been taken to a secure location within the Country, with stringent security measures in place.
According to sources cited by the British news agency Reuters, following the announcement of Hassan Nasrallah’s death, Iran is in continuous contact with Hezbollah in Lebanon and other regional groups.
