Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah’s daughter killed in Beirut airstrike: Report

The daughter of Hezbollah secretary general Hassan Nasrallah was killed in the massive Israeli airstrike in Lebanon’s Beirut, Channel 12 reported. However, there has been no official confirmation either by Israel or Lebanon of the death of Zainab Nasrallah.
Zainab has been vocal in proclaiming her support for Hezbollah and her family’s sacrifices. She had spoken publicly about the killing of her brother by Israeli forces in 1997 and pointed out that her family chose to honour his sacrifice rather than mourn.
“When my brother Hadi was martyred, my parents did not shed a single tear,” she said in an interview on Al-Manar TV in 2022.
The development comes as Israel continues bombarding Hezbollah strongholds in Beirut’s southern suburbs as the war shifts towards the Lebanon border from Gaza.
On Friday, Israel attacked Hezbollah headquarters in an apparent attempt to kill Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, a key ally of Iran.
The strike, one of the most powerful by Israel in Lebanon since the start of the war with Hezbollah, flattened several apartments and wiped out localities. Visuals showed fires smouldering in several areas and heavy smoke billowing from neighbourhoods. The attack displaced thousands of Lebanese, who congregated in parks and sidewalks after the strikes.
The unprecedented five hours of bombardment sparked speculation that the elusive and secretive Hezbollah chief was killed. However, a Hezbollah spokesperson said Nasrallah was unharmed.
“The secretary-general is fine and well and was not in the targeted location,” the terror outfit’s media spokesperson said on Iranian television, as reported by NBC News.
On Saturday, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) said the strikes had killed the commander of Hezbollah’s missile unit, Muhammad Ali Ismail, and his deputy, Hossein Ahmed Ismail.
Lebanese health authorities confirmed six dead and 91 wounded in Israel’s initial attack. However, the death toll is likely to rise as rescue teams dig through rubble.
The ferocious strike came shortly after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the UN General Assembly that Israel’s campaign against Hezbollah would continue despite international efforts to secure a three-week ceasefire.