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TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli Defense Forces says a longtime Hezbollah leader has been killed in an Israeli airstrike.

In a statement, the IDF said Hassan Nasrallah was “eliminated” by a “targeted strike” on Hezbollah’s Central Headquarters on Friday. Hezbollah also confirmed Nasrallah’s death.

The IDF also said the headquarters was “located underground embedded under a residential building” in Beirut.