The leader of the Iran-backed Hezbollah was killed Friday in a powerful Israeli airstrike, Associated Press reports:
"Lebanon’s Hezbollah group confirmed on Saturday that its leader and one of its founders, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut the previous day.
A statement Saturday said Nasrallah 'has joined his fellow martyrs.' Hezbollah vowed to 'continue the holy war against the enemy and in support of Palestine.'
Nasrallah, who led Hezbollah for more than three decades, is by far the most powerful target to be killed by Israel in weeks of intensified fighting with Hezbollah. The Israeli military said it carried out a precise airstrike on Friday while Hezbollah leadership met at their headquarters in Dahiyeh, south of Beirut."
Following the pager and walkie talkie explosions targeting Hezbollah leader in the past several days, the terrorist organization has now lost its most senior official, apparently along with other senior leaders. Iran has long-used Hezbollah as a proxy in its fight against Israel. The death of Nasrallah has dealt a major blow to their efforts, as well as a major escalation that has turned the focus to how Iran will respond.
