Lebanon live updates: IDF says it has killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah


Lebanon live updates: IDF says it has killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah

Updated Sept. 28, 2024, 2:53 PM GMT+5 Hezbollah has not confirmed Nasrallah's death, but the killing of the powerful Shia cleric would be a devastating blow to the Iran-backed militant group and a major escalation that threatens an all-out regional war. The Israeli Broadcasting Authority says Air France, Aegean, British Airways and Iberia have cancelled flights to Israel following the IDF’s announcement that it has assassinated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. The IDF issued a statement saying it has eliminated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in yesterday's strike on the Iran-backed militant group's headquarters in Beirut. "The IDF announces that yesterday (Friday), September 27th, 2024, Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Hezbollah terrorist organization and one of its founders, was eliminated by the IDF," the statement said. In a post on X, the Israel Defense Forces said "Hassan Nasrallah will no longer be able to terrorize the world." Hezbollah has not commented on Israel's claim, and yesterday denied that Nasrallah had been killed.