IDF strike on Hezbollah’s Beirut HQ targets Hassan Nasrallah

'Israel is doing what every sovereign state would do if they had a terror organization that seeks their destruction on their border,' said IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari

A massive airstrike by Israel Defence Forces on Hezbollah’s Beirut headquarters targeted terror chief Hassan Nasrallah early Friday evening, according to Israeli and U.S. officials.

The IDF’s working assessment was that Nasrallah was most likely killed in the attack, according to Israel’s Channel 12.

Jerusalem reportedly notified Washington about the assassination attempt only after Air Force fighter jets had taken flight.

U.S. President Joe Biden was briefed by his national security team on the strike, the White House said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who delivered a defiant speech on Friday morning in New York City during the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly, was being briefed on developments and gave the approval for the attack, according to his office.

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant posted a photo on X of himself with senior military leadership shortly after the strike saying that the IDF will continue to hit Hezbollah “everywhere, at any time,” until residents of northern Israel can return home.

Iran’s embassy in Lebanon condemned the strike and vowed to “bring its perpetrator an appropriate punishment.”

“This reprehensible crime … represents a dangerous escalation that changes the rules of the game,” according to the mission.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei convened an emergency session of the Supreme National Security Council, the New York Times reported.