Who was Hassan Nasrallah, the Hezbollah leader killed by Israeli airstrike in Beirut?
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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who led the terror group for more than 30 years, was killed in an Israeli airstrike.
Nasrallah, 64, was killed during a massive airstrike on the Iran-backed group's "central headquarters" in Beirut, Lebanon on Friday, the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement.
Hezbollah confirmed Nasrallah's death, saying its longtime leader "has joined his fellow martyrs."
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