For Israel, the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has been a moment to savour, uplifting spirits for a country still grappling with the trauma of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack and almost a year of war,

Israel bombed the center of Beirut for the first time in almost a year of hostilities with Lebanon’s Hezbollah, as the military steps up air assaults following the killing of the Iran-backed group’s chief last week.

The Israeli military claims that Hassan Nasrallah, secretary-general of Hezbollah, was killed in Friday’s airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon.