Hassan Nasrallah, Iran’s Man Atop Hezbollah, Dead at 64
- He led armed attacks against Israel from southern Lebanon
- Made ‘party of God’ a political force as well as military one
Hassan Nasrallah in 2006.
Photographer: Abaca Press/SIPAPR/APE/AP
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Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, the most powerful Iranian-backed militant group in the Middle East, was killed by Israeli forces. He was 64.
Israel’s military said Nasrallah was killed in an air strike on Beirut Friday evening, and Hezbollah confirmed his death a few hours later. Israel Defense Forces spokesman Daniel Hagari said that a “precise strike” targeted a command center under residential buildings where Nasrallah was believed to be holed up in the Lebanese capital.