Medical and security officials who pulled Nasrallah’s body out of the hole in southern Beirut, however, told Reuters that he was most likely killed by blunt trauma due to the explosions.

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who transformed the Lebanese militant group into a potent paramilitary and political force in the Middle East, was killed in an Israeli airstrike.

Nasrallah led the militant group for more than three decades. His death could dramatically reshape conflicts across the Middle East.