The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah confirmed the death of its leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike on Saturday afternoon.
Hezbollah called Nasrallah “a great martyr” and said he was killed in a “treacherous Zionist” attack on a southern suburb of the Lebanese capital Beirut.
The Iranian-backed Shiite movement vowed to “continue its jihad in confrontation with the enemy, in support of Gaza and Palestine, and in defense of Lebanon and its steadfast and honorable people.”
Shortly after Hezbollah made the announcement, heavy gunfire could be heard in the air in Lebanon.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said earlier on Saturday that Nasrallah and several senior Hezbollah commanders were killed in an airstrike on Friday.
