Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was killed in the IDF's strike on Hezbollah's headquarters in Beirut on Friday, the IDF announced Saturday morning.
Almost 32 years after co-founding the Lebanese terrorist organization, Nasrallah was killed, alongside Ali Karaki, Hezbollah's commander of the southern front, and other Hezbollah commanders.
Israel's air force struck Hezbollah's central headquarters using precise intelligence from the intelligence wing and defense system. The headquarters were based underground, under a residential building in the Lebanese capital.
The strike, which was carried out by IAF aircraft, targeted Hezbollah’s central headquarters in Dahieh, Beirut, as The Jerusalem Post reported on Friday.
"This is not the end of our toolbox," IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi said in a statement following the announcement of Nasrallah's death.
"Those who threaten the citizens of the State of Israel – we will know how to reach them – in the North, in the South, and even in more distant places," Halevi said.
"After a long period of preparing many capabilities for Lebanon, we have begun implementing them. This strike had also been prepared for a long time and executed at the right time, precisely," he continued.
"We are now moving forward with sharp preparation for the next steps. Ultimately, I emphasize again that we are maintaining maximum readiness across all of our sectors. All forces, including coordination with other organizations, must be well-coordinated and highly prepared," Halevi concluded.
Nasrallah and top commanders were coordinating attacks
The underground command center was embedded beneath a residential building, the IDF noted in its report on Saturday, where Nasrallah and his top commanders were coordinating terrorist activities against Israel at the time of the attack.
During Nasrallah's 32-year leadership of Hezbollah, he was responsible for planning and executing multiple terrorist operations, including attacks on Israeli civilians and soldiers, as well as international attacks that killed other nationals worldwide.
Under his command, Hezbollah joined Hamas in its conflict with Israel on October 8, 2023, further escalating violence in the region.
Nasrallah's daughter Zainab was reportedly killed in the same Israeli airstrike targeting Hezbollah strongholds in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Friday.
This is a developing story.