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Israel announced on Saturday that its forces have killed Hassan Nasrallah, the powerful leader of the Lebanese militant and political group, Hezbollah, in what would mark a major escalation amid mounting hostilities at its northern border with Lebanon.
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He played a key role in turning Hezbollah into the political and military force it is today.
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The Israeli military said the Hezbollah chief was killed in its Friday strike in Beirut. The militant group confirmed his death the next day.
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The militia group seemed content to trade blows with Israel while avoiding a major conflict. A strike that killed its leader proves it miscalculated.
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Hasan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, was the target of the strike on Friday, according to a person familiar with information provided by Israel after the attack.
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Hezbollah has yet to publicly comment on Israel's claim or confirm Hasan Nasrallah's death. Beirut continued to be hit by strikes into Saturday.
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Israel's airstrikes south of Beirut flattened several buildings and targeted Hezbollah's leader, Hassan Nasrallah.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel vowed to keep striking the Lebanese militants, who began launching rockets across the border almost a year ago in support of their Hamas allies in Gaza.
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