BEIRUT: Lebanon’s National News Agency has confirmed the assassination of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike on Friday evening in the Haret Hreik area of southern Beirut.

Following the news of his assassination, Hezbollah issued an official statement mourning its leader, although further details regarding the circumstances of the airstrike and its aftermath are still emerging.

Nasrallah, 64, has been a prominent figure in Middle Eastern politics, and has presided over the organization since 1992.

Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA