Hezbollah says it launched long-range missiles from Lebanon toward Jerusalem

Hezbollah announced on Saturday that it launched missiles from Lebanon toward the area of Jerusalem , a day after its leader was assassinated.

Shortly after 3 p.m. ET, the IDF posted on X that sirens went off near Jerusalem, primarily to the east of Israel's capital city.

One missile landed in the West Bank, specifically the area of Mitzpe Hagit, the IDF posted on Telegram. The IDF also said fire and rescue services were working to extinguish fires caused by the missile.

The missile launches come after Israel’s military assassinated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in airstrikes in Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday. An Israeli military spokesman said the strike targeted Hezbollah’s “ central headquarters ,” which was located “under residential buildings in the heart” of Dahiyeh, in Beirut.

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The death of Hezbollah's longtime leader, who led the terrorist group for more than three decades, threatens to significantly escalate a conflict that has engulfed the Middle East promulgated by both Iran’s proxies attacking Israel, and Israel’s escalating responses.

The conflict has gone on for nearly a year, but the killing of Nasrallah could result in an Iranian response.