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Nasrallah’s killing in a command HQ on Friday came barely a week after Israel’s deadly detonation of hundreds of booby-trapped pagers and radios. It was the culmination of a rapid succession of strikes that have eliminated half of Hezbollah’s leadership council and decimated its top military command.

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In a statement a day after an Israeli air strike killed Nasrallah, Biden reiterated US support for "Israel's right to defend itself against Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis, and any other Iranian-supported terrorist groups".

The following comments were made to Reuters after Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut on Friday.

The killing of Gen. Abbas Nilforushan marks the latest casualty suffered by Iran as the nearly yearlong Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip teeters on the edge of becoming a regional conflict.

The Iran-backed group confirmed that Nasrallah, who led the group for 32 years, had been killed in Friday's strike

Israel said it was attacking Hezbollah's headquarters and weapons facilities, while US and Israeli media reported that Nasrallah was the target, although a source close to the group said he was 'fine'

In the wake of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war that erupted on October 7, Nasrallah has positioned Hezbollah as a “backup front” for Gaza, launching cross-border attacks and asserting that the group's actions are a crucial part of supporting the Palestinian cause.

Israel has not confirmed whether Nasrallah was the intended target, but a senior Israeli official hinted that Hezbollah commanders were among those targeted.

The strikes, heard across the city, sent huge clouds of smoke soaring above the densely populated south of Beirut, the main bastion of Iran-backed Hezbollah

The strikes, heard across the city, sent huge clouds of smoke soaring above the densely populated south of Beirut, the main bastion of Iran-backed Hezbollah.

The Israeli security official said the Israeli strikes had killed many Hezbollah militants and significantly curtailed the Iran-backed group's military capabilities.

Srour was reportedly involved in aerial terrorist operations, most notably during the recent "Iron Swords" conflict, where he coordinated attacks using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and explosive devices.

The joint statement, negotiated on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, says the recent fighting is “intolerable and presents an unacceptable risk of a broader regional escalation”.

"It is an American-French proposal, which the prime minister has not even responded to," said a statement from Netanyahu's office, adding that he had ordered the army "to continue the fighting with full force".

Speaking in an interview on ABC’s The View, Biden’s remarks followed several days of intensifying clashes between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, which have resulted in hundreds of deaths and heightened fears of a wider conflict.

Boudaya, who is reportedly considered to be sympathetic towards Hezbollah, later reassured his followers through X that he is doing fine

This marks the first instance in which Hezbollah has claimed to have executed a ballistic missile strike since the ongoing conflict escalated following Hamas' attack on October 7.

Israeli military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari confirmed that at least two other Hezbollah commanders were killed in the same operation.

Specifically designed to intercept low-tech rockets fired by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas in Gaza, the Iron Dome was developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems with US support and became operational in 2011.