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World reacts to Israel’s killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah

A large banner bearing a picture of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah with writing in Farsi that reads 'Hezbollah is alive' hangs along a bridge in northern Tehran, Iran, September 28, 2024 [Atta Kenare / AFP]

The Lebanese group Hezbollah has confirmed the death of Hassan Nasrallah, its longtime leader, in an air strike on the group’s underground headquarters near the capital, Beirut.

Hours after Israel claimed killing the 64-year-old Nasrallah, the Iran-backed Hezbollah on Saturday said its leader “has joined his fellow martyrs” and pledged it would “continue the holy war against the enemy and in support of Palestine” amid fears that a regional war is now inevitable.

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