The fate of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is unknown after the Israel Defense Forces' “targeted attack” on Hezbollah's central headquarters. Beirut, Lebanon.
Fox News has learned that Nasrallah was the target of the attack, but Hezbollah has since claimed that Nasrallah is “well and well” after the attack.
“His Holiness the Secretary-General is well and was not at the target location,” Hezbollah media officer Haji Muhammad Afif said on Iranian television.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has not provided any official updates on Nasrallah's whereabouts.
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Lebanese Hezbollah leader Said Hassan Nasrallah attends a memorial service to mark one week since the death of Mohammad Yagi, one of the militant group's most prominent figures, in Baalbek, Lebanon, on January 5, 2024. give a televised speech. (Reuters/Mohamed Azakir)
Elijah J. Magnier, a Brussels-based military veteran and senior political risk analyst, said the group's usual modus operandi is “either they move him because they want him to be in a safe place, or he Either they die and they move them.” I would like to wait until the body is found. ”
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An arch in Beirut praising Hezbollah and a photo of its leader Hassan Nasrallah (R) and Iran's spiritual leader Ali Khamenei have been exposed. (AP Photo/Bassam Masri)
On Friday night, the IDF announced that two Hezbollah leaders, Muhammad Ali Ismail and Hussein Ahmad Ismail, were killed in an airstrike.
“The commander of a Hezbollah missile force in southern Lebanon, Mohammad Ali Ismail, and his deputy Hussein Ahmad Ismail were eliminated in a targeted IAF strike,” the IDF said in a statement. ×post.
Israeli authorities say Ali Ismail “directed numerous terrorist attacks” and was responsible for “the firing of rockets into Israeli territory and the firing of surface-to-surface missiles into central Israel on Wednesday.” did.
The announcement of the removal of two IDF terrorist leaders came after the earlier killing of Hezbollah's missile and rocket force commander Ibrahim Muhammad Kabisi and other senior commanders of the force.
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Sabrina Singh, deputy Pentagon spokeswoman, previously said the United States was not involved in the operation and there was no prior warning.
“Minister” [Yoav] “Mr. Gallant spoke with Director Austin as the operation was already underway,” Singh said, adding, “This operation took place within the past few hours. We are still evaluating events.”
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The Pentagon also declined to speculate on whether the Hezbollah leader is still alive.
Michael Dorgan of Fox News Digital, Trey Yingst of Fox News and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
