Benjamin Netanyahu labels killed Hezbollah leader ‘the terrorist’

Hezbollah vowed to 'continue the holy war against the enemy and in support of Palestine'

Palestinian protesters carry Hezbollah flags and posters with a picture of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah during a rally in support of Hezbollah, in the West Bank city of Ramallah (Nasser Nasser/AP)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said targeting Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was “an essential condition to achieving the goals we set”.

Hezbollah confirmed on Saturday that one of its founding members, who has been linked by Israel to attacks on Israeli and Jewish targets, had been killed in an airstrike in southern Beirut.