Hezbollah confirms assassination of leader in statement

In a statement released on Saturday, Hezbollah confirmed that its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed yesterday in an Israeli strike, calling him a "martyr on the path to Jerusalem and Palestine".

"His eminence, the leader of resistance, the righteous servant has departed to be with his lord and his pleasure, a great martyr, a courageous and wise leader, joining the ranks of the luminous martyrs of Karbala in the divine and faith-filled journey, following the path of the prophets and the martyred imams," said Hezbollah in a statement. 

"His eminence Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary general of Hezbollah, has joined his esteemed martyrs who have remained immortal. For nearly 30 years, he led them from victory to victory, succeeding the master of martyrs of the Islamic Resistance in 1992, through the liberation of Lebanon in 2000, to the divine victory in 2006 and in all battles of honour and sacrifice, culminating in the battle of support and heroism for Palestine, Gaza, and the oppressed Palestinian people," the statement read.