Hezbollah confirmed in a statement Saturday that its longtime leader, Nasrallah, was killed in the strike — a huge blow for the group he had led for 32 years. (Photo: AP)
In pics: Buildings sunken to ground at site of Nasrallah's killing in Beirut
Two days after the attack in which Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was assassinated, devastation was witnessed at the site and people were seen offering prayers and paying their respects to Nasrallah.
Israeli airstrike occurred Friday night, levelling high-rise buildings in Dahiyeh
Smoke still rising from wreckage more than two days later
Hezbollah confirmed Nasrallah's death in a statement on Saturday
Smoke continues to rise from the rubble of a building complex in Beirut, two days after an Israeli airstrike killed Hezbollah chief Syed Hassan Nasrallah. The attack, which occurred on Friday, targeted an area greater than a city block, destroying several residential buildings and leaving a huge crater.
On Sunday, devastation was witnessed at the site and people, left in shock and mourning, were seen offering prayers and paying their respects to Nasrallah.
A woman reads the Quran at the site of the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut's southern suburbs on Sunday. (Photo: AP)
A hole in the ground near the site of the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut's southern suburbs on Sunday. (Photo: AP)
A Hezbollah flag at the site of the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut's southern suburbs on Sunday. (Photo: AP)
Damaged buildings at the site of the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut's southern suburbs on Sunday. (Photo: AP)
A man walks on rubble at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut's southern suburbs. (Photo: AP)
Crumbled buildings at the site of the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut. (Photo: AP)
People check the site of the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut. (Photo: AP)
A man mourns at the site of the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut. (Photo: AP)
A man stands on the rubble of buildings near the site of the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut. (Photo: AP)
People check the site of the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut. (Photo: AP)