Biden lauds strike on Nasrallah, Israel confirms Hezbollah leader's death

The IDF launched an additional precision strike in the Dahieh district in Beirut on Saturday, the military reported, mere hours after the Hezbollah terrorist organization confirmed the death of its former leader, Hassan Nasrallah.

The military targeted a mid-level senior Hezbollah official in the area, Army Radio reported.

Earlier strikes in Lebanon

Earlier, in Friday night strikes near the Syrian border, the IDF targeted rocket and missile launcher production sites, along with smuggling routes used by the Lebanon-based terrorist organization, the military announced the following afternoon.

The IDF continued to strike Hezbollah terrorist targets in Lebanon on Saturday afternoon, the military announced shortly after Hezbollah confirmed that the terror group's chief was eliminated in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut. 

Among the targets struck by the IDF were Hezbollah launchers, which had aimed to shoot at Israeli territory, the military said.

The targets also reportedly included Hezbollah infrastructure and weapon storage facilities. 

Rocket sirens sounded in Tel Aviv as well as localities across central Israel on Saturday.

The IDF subsequently stated the sirens sounded in the center of the country after a missile was launched at Israel from Yemen.

The details of the incident are under investigation, the military added.

This is a developing story.

The IDF launched additional strikes in the Dahieh district in Beirut on Saturday, Army Radio reported.

The military reportedly targeted a mid-level senior official from Hezbollah in the area.

This is a developing story.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu landed in Israel on Saturday after having cut his visit to the US short following the killing of Hezbollah terrorist leader Hassan Nasrallah on Friday.

Netanyahu was in New York City, where he gave a speech at the UN General Assembly.

Iran Air has canceled all flights to Beirut until further notice, the airline's spokesman told local media including the Tasnim news agency on Saturday.

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has been killed, the Iran-backed group said on Saturday, confirming his death after the Israeli military said it had eliminated him in an airstrike in Beirut the day before.

His death marks a devastating blow to Hezbollah, as it reels from an intense campaign of Israeli attacks. It is also a huge blow to Iran, removing an influential ally who helped build Hezbollah into the linchpin of Tehran's constellation of allied groups in the Arab world.

Hezbollah said in a statement that it would continue its battle against Israel "in support of Gaza and Palestine, and in defense of Lebanon and its steadfast and honorable people."

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday condemned Israel's recent attacks in Lebanon as part of what he called an Israeli policy of "genocide, occupation, and invasion," urging the UN Security Council and other bodies to stop Israel.

The Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist group said on Saturday its leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has been killed, confirming his death after the Israeli military said it had eliminated him in an airstrike in Beirut the day before.

In a post on X without naming Nasrallah, Erdogan said that Turkey stood with the Lebanese people and government, offering his condolences for those killed in the Israeli strikes, while saying the Muslim world should show a more "determined" stance.

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has relocated within the Gaza Strip after learning about the Israeli airstrike that killed Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, according to a Saturday report by Saudi state-owned television channel Al Arabiya.

The report also claimed that Sinwar's security circles have changed in the past few days and that Hamas leaders also reportedly decided to stop communicating with high officials abroad "until further notice."

Iran Revolutionary Guards' deputy commander Abbas Nilforoushan was killed in the Israeli strikes on Beirut on Friday, Iranian media reported on Saturday.

The IRGC commander was killed in strikes alongside Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.

Who was Abbas Nilforoushan?

Nilforoushan was a key player in Iranian actions in the region, advising Hezbollah on military and diplomatic affairs, according to Khabar Online.