Israeli army claims to have killed Hezbollah leader

In a statement on social media X on September 28, Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee said the Israeli military "has eliminated... Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Hezbollah terrorist organization." He added that another senior Hezbollah leader, Ali Karaki, was also killed.

Smoke rises during Israeli airstrikes in the southern suburbs of Beirut, September 28. Photo: AP

The military said Israel carried out a precision airstrike on Hezbollah's underground headquarters while the group's leadership was meeting at its headquarters in Dahiyeh, south of Beirut, on September 27. Lebanon's Health Ministry said six people were killed and 91 injured in the airstrike, which flattened six apartment buildings.

Following the attack on Hezbollah's command center, further airstrikes on September 28 escalated the conflict between Israel and the heavily armed group, raising concerns that the region could be drawn into a larger conflict.

Lebanon's Hezbollah has yet to issue a statement on the status of Nasrallah, who has led the group for 32 years. Late on September 27, a source close to Hezbollah said Nasrallah could not be reached.

During Nasrallah's decades in power, Hezbollah has evolved into a regional power capable of extending Iran's influence across the Middle East.

If the Israeli military's claim is true, Nasrallah is the biggest target killed by Israel in weeks of fierce fighting with Hezbollah.

Nasrallah's death would be a blow not only to Hezbollah but also to Iran, whose Revolutionary Guards founded the group in 1982.

Ngoc Anh (according to Reuters)

Source: https://www.congluan.vn/quan-doi-israel-tuyen-bo-da-tieu-diet-lanh-dao-hezbollah-post314348.html