Hezbollah’s leader in Lebanon, Hassan Nasrallah, has been killed during attacks on Beirut, Israel’s military says.

The leader of the Iranian-backed militant group had reportedly been the target of Israeli strikes on the Lebanese capital on Friday, and there had been rumors that he had been hit.

Israeli Defense Forces said in a post on Xprevious Chirpon Saturday: “Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Hezbollah terrorist organization and one of its founders, was eliminated yesterday, along with Ali Karki, the commander of Hezbollah’s southern front, and additional Hezbollah commanders.”

This is a developing story and additional information will be added later.