Nasrallah fervently believed in the destruction of the Jewish state — and his organization carried out numerous horrific attacks on Jews around the world.

Israel says it has killed eight of the nine most senior commanders on Hezbollah’s military wing this year, most of them in the past week. Another 20 leaders of varying ranks were killed in the bombing raid that eliminated Nasrallah and destroyed Hezbollah’s secret subterranean headquarters, according to the Israel Defence Forces.

Lebanon’s Hezbollah group has confirmed that its leader and one of its founders, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike. The group said in a statement Saturday that Nasrallah “has joined his fellow martyrs.