Hezbollah Group, on Saturday, confirmed the death of its leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah after the Israeli military said it had eliminated him in an airstrike in Beirut the day before.
His death reels from an intense campaign of Israeli attacks.
Hezbollah said, in a statement, that it would continue its battle against Israel “in support of Gaza, Palestine and defence of Lebanon as well as its steadfast and honourable people”.
It did not say how Nasrallah died.
Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV started airing Koran verses after announcing his death.
The Israeli military said earlier that Nasrallah was eliminated in a “targeted strike”, on Friday, beneath a residential building in Dahiyeh – a Hezbollah-controlled southern suburb of Beirut.
“The strike was conducted while Hezbollah’s senior chain of command was operating from the headquarters,” it said.
Nasrallah’s death is the most significant blow in a devastating fortnight for Hezbollah.
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It also suffered a deadly attack on thousands of wireless communications devices used by its members.
Israel also stepped up airstrikes that have killed several commanders and hit areas across much of Lebanon.
Friday’s airstrike on Dahiyeh shook Beirut. A security source in Lebanon said the attack – a quick succession of massively powerful blasts – had left a crater at least 20 metres (65 feet) deep.
It was followed on Saturday by further airstrikes on Dahiyeh and other parts of Lebanon.
Huge explosions lit up the night sky, and more strikes hit the area in the morning. Smoke rose over the city.
Hezbollah also continued its cross-border rocket fire, setting off sirens and sending residents running for shelter deep inside Israel.
Israeli missile defences blocked some of them and there was no immediate report of injuries. (Reuters)
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