Body of Hezbollah leader found in rubble after Israeli airstrike | World News

The body of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has been found after an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon.

It comes just days after the militant group confirmed the death of Nasrallah, 64, in an airstrike on the outskirts of Beirut.

His body is believed to be intact after being found at the scene of the attack, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, reports Reuters citing a doctor and a security source.

A Hezbollah press release indicates that the leader of the group for more than three decades has “joined his fellow martyrs”.

Friday’s airstrike also killed Abbas Nilforushan, a senior officer in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards.

Yesterday, the IDF claimed to have killed Nabil Kaouk, deputy head of Hezbollah’s central council, in an airstrike.

The Israeli military confirmed that it carried out a precise airstrike on Friday during a meeting of Hezbollah leaders at their headquarters in Dahiyeh.

Nasrallah is credited with bringing Hezbollah closer to Iran, one of the group’s main backers, and has been linked to attacks on Israeli and Jewish targets.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said targeting Nasrallah was “an essential condition for achieving the goals we have set for ourselves”, describing him as “the terrorist”.

The assassination of Nasrallah, one of the founding members of the Shiite There are fears that the Muslim party and militant group could trigger further escalation and a response from Iran.

Hezbollah is anti-Israeli and is committed to “continuing the holy war against the enemy and supporting Palestine.”

Lebanon has been devastated by a series of airstrikes that have claimed civilian lives and displaced thousands following the latest escalation of the conflict after booby-trapped attacks. Walkie-talkies and pagers exploded across Beirut.

Another airstrike killed 11 people early in the morning today, according to the official Lebanese news agency.

A house was reportedly destroyed in the village of al-Ain, killing everyone inside. Six of the bodies were found under the rubble and the search continues for the other five.

The escalation since the October 7 attacks last year has led to the displacement of thousands of Lebanese.

In the past week alone, around 90,000 people have had to flee their homes, international relief teams have warned.

The deadliest attack in the recent escalation came on Monday, when more than 560 people were killed and nearly 2,000 injured in an Israeli airstrike.

The British government said it was planning for “all contingencies” to evacuate British nationals from Lebanon.

Senior ministers have urged British nationals to leave the country immediately after fresh airstrikes.

The latest to renew the call to leave Lebanon is Pat McFadden, a senior minister in the Cabinet Office.

He told the BBC today: “Commercial flights are available, the Foreign Office is working with commercial airlines to ensure more flights are available.

“We will plan for all contingencies, but it is really important, given the seriousness of the situation, that Britons in the region make all possible arrangements to leave now.”

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