Israel’s military assassinated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in airstrikes in Beirut, Lebanon on Friday, the Israeli Defense Forces confirmed, though Hezbollah has not confirmed his death. An Israeli military spokesman said the strike targeted Hezbollah’s “central headquarters,” which was located “under residential buildings in the heart” of Dahiyeh, in Beir...

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in the Israeli air strike on the militia's central headquarters in Beirut on Friday, according to the Israel Defense Forces. Hezbollah has not confirmed or denied that claim.Why it matters: If confirmed,

Israel announced on Saturday that its forces have killed Hassan Nasrallah, the powerful leader of the Lebanese militant and political group, Hezbollah, in what would mark a major escalation amid mounting hostilities at its northern border with Lebanon.

The Israeli military did not say how it knew that the leader, Hassan Nasrallah, had been killed in an attack on what it described as Hezbollahs headquarters in Lebanon.

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed the leader of theHezbollah terrorist organization Hassan Nasrallah died in its strike Friday against the groups headquarters in Lebanon.

His death is considered a major victory in their ongoing campaign against hostile regional forces in the aftermath of Hamas' deadly Oct. 7 assault on Israel.