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| Israel bombs Beirut: As it happened | |
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| Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has been killed in an IDF raid on the Lebanese capital | |
| The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has conducted a new wave of strikes in Lebanon, allegedly targeting the infrastructure of the Hezbollah movement, including the organization's central headquarters in a residential area of Beirut. | The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has conducted a new wave of strikes in Lebanon, allegedly targeting the infrastructure of the Hezbollah movement, including the organization's central headquarters in a residential area of Beirut. |
| According to some media reports, the main target of the attack in Beirut was the top leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah. | According to some media reports, the main target of the attack in Beirut was the top leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah. |
| West Jerusalem confirmed that it bombed an underground compound belonging to the militant group in the Dahiyeh suburb of Beirut, but did not confirm or deny that Nasrallah was the primary target until Saturday, when it announced that the Hezbollah leader had been killed. | West Jerusalem confirmed that it bombed an underground compound belonging to the militant group in the Dahiyeh suburb of Beirut, but did not confirm or deny that Nasrallah was the primary target until Saturday, when it announced that the Hezbollah leader had been killed. |
| The Lebanese paramilitary group confirmed Nasrallah's death shortly afterwards, hailing him as “a great martyr” and “a heroic, daring, brave, wise, insightful, and faithful leader.” | The Lebanese paramilitary group confirmed Nasrallah's death shortly afterwards, hailing him as “a great martyr” and “a heroic, daring, brave, wise, insightful, and faithful leader.” |