Israel’s military said it had killed Hizbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah in a massive strike on Beirut, in the latest devastating blow to the Lebanese militant group.
The strike in a densely populated residential neighbourhood in southern Beirut was part of an intense bombardment carried out by Israeli forces over the past 24 hours. Its fighter jets bombed numerous sites in a wave of attacks in southern and eastern Lebanon in a dramatic escalation of Israel’s offensive against Hizbollah.
The offensive has taken a heavy toll on the Iran-backed militant group’s capabilities and stoked fears that the year-long hostilities between the two sides are on the verge of erupting into all-out war.