According to sources, his body had no direct wounds and that it appeared the cause of death was blunt trauma from the force of the blast. (Photo: Reuters)

Hassan Nasrallah's body recovered from site of Israeli airstrike: Report

The body of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has been recovered from the site of an Israeli air attack on Beirut's southern suburbs.

by · India Today

In Short

  • Body of Hassan Nasrallah found a day after Hezbollah confirmed his death
  • Hezbollah chief killed in Israeli airstrike in Beirut's southern suburbs
  • Hezbollah's statement hasn't revealed when his funeral would be

The body of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has been recovered from the site of an Israeli air attack on Beirut's southern suburbs and is intact, a medical source and a security source told Reuters on Sunday.

While Hezbollah's statement on Saturday confirming Nasrallah's death did not say how exactly he was killed nor when his funeral would be, the two sources said his body had no direct wounds and that it appeared the cause of death was blunt trauma from the force of the blast.

Israel's depth of penetration into Hezbollah on full display as Nasrallah killedHezbollah faces a major crisis following the death of its leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, by Israel, which exploited internal security breaches to decimate its leadership and military capabilities.Reuters, 29 Sep 2024