Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah killed, confirms Lebanon's Hezbollah after Israeli strikes in BeirutHezbollah's Al-Manar TV started airing Koran verses after the announcement of Nasrallah's death.
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Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.
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Dubai: Lebanon's Hezbollah confirmed on Saturday that its leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was killed.
The group said in a statement it would continue its battle against Israel "in support of Gaza and Palestine, and in defence of Lebanon and its steadfast and honourable people".
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Israel said earlier on Saturday it had killed Nasrallah in an airstrike in Beirut's southern suburbs a day earlier.
Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV started airing Koran verses after the announcement of Nasrallah's death.