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A group of men carry Hassan Nasrallah’s photo and chant slogans following Hezbollah’s statement after the secretary general was killed in Israeli airstrikes in Beirut, Lebanon on September 28, 2024. (Photo by Houssam Shbaro/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Israel says 20 Hezbollah members ‘eliminated’ in strike that killed Nasrallah

The strikes have decimated Hezbollah’s senior command structure

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Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared public mourning after Nasrallah’s death, as did Lebanon and Iraq (ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel kills Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut air strike

Nasrallah had enjoyed cult status among his Shiite Muslim supporters, and was the only man in Lebanon with the power to wage war or make peace

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