PARIS (Reuters) -France’s foreign ministry said on Saturday that according to its information Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was dead, after Israel said it had killed him a day earlier.
The Iran-backed Hezbollah has yet to issue any statement on Nasrallah’s status.
The French foreign ministry said in a statement that according its information Nasrallah had indeed died.
The ministry said it was in contact with the Lebanese authorities and France’s partners in the region to prevent any escalation.
“The security and protection of civilians must be guaranteed, including that of French people in the region, which is also our priority,” it added.
(Reporting by John Irish; Writing by Ingrid Melander; Editing by Angus MacSwan)
