Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah killed in strike, Israeli army says

A portrait of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah sits amid destruction in a area targeted overnight by Israeli airstrikes in Saksakiyeh on September 26, 2024.

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The Israeli army on Saturday officially announced the killing of Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah, one day after carrying out a large-scale attack on Lebanon.

“Hassan Nasrallah is dead,” Israeli army spokesperson Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani said via social media platform X.

CNBC was not able to independently verify the report. No comments or statements from Hezbollah have yet been made.

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