Israel’s military claims that Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah was killed in a massive Israeli strike on Beirut.Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has been killed in a massive bombardment carried out by Israel on the group’s central headquarters in the southern suburbs of Beirut.
Hezbollah later confirmed in a statement the death of Nasrallah, who has led the group for 32 years.
With his killing, Nasrallah’s name became the latest to be added to a growing list of Middle Eastern political leaders and commanders who have been tracked down and killed by Israel in recent months, amid a sharp escalation of violence in the region since October 7.
Here is a list of some operations against Hezbollah and Hamas leaders and commanders, either claimed by or blamed on Israel.
Hezbollah
Hassan Nasrallah – An Israeli military spokesman announced that the Hezbollah chief had been “eliminated” in strikes on the Lebanese capital on Friday. Hezbollah later confirmed his killing. In 2006, Nasrallah was also rumoured to have been killed during Israel’s last war with Hezbollah, but he later re-emerged unscathed.
Ibrahim Qubaisi – An air strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut on September 24 killed Qubaisi, a commander and leading figure in Hezbollah’s rocket division, two security sources said.
Ibrahim Aqil – Hezbollah’s operations commander, who served on the group’s top military body, was killed by an Israeli strike in Beirut’s southern suburbs on September 20. Aqil, who has also used the aliases Tahsin and Abdelqader, was a member of Hezbollah’s top military body, the Jihad Council. The United States accused him of having a …