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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah killed in Israeli strikes on Beirut

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah gives a televised address in Lebanon, 19 September, 2024, in this screenshot taken from a video. © Al-Manar TV / via Reuters

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has been killed, the Iran-backed group said on Saturday, confirming his death after the Israeli military said it had "eliminated" him in an airstrike in Beirut the day before. Hezbollah has vowed to continue the fight against Israel.

A statement by Lebanon's Hezbollah group on Saturday said Nasrallah “has joined his fellow martyrs,” and vowed to “continue the holy war against the enemy and in support of Palestine".

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