The fate of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah remains unclear following an Israeli airstrike on the group’s central headquarters.

has learned that Nasrallah was the target of the attack, but Hezbollah has asserted that he is “fine and well” despite the strike.

“His Eminence the Secretary-General is fine and well and was not in the targeted location,” said Hezbollah Media Relations Officer Hajj Muhammad Afif.

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) has not provided a formal update on Nasrallah’s whereabouts.

Elijah J. Magnier, a veteran political risk analyst based in Brussels, suggested that the group’s standard practice is to either move Nasrallah to a safe location or to wait until his body is found if he is deceased.

On Friday night, the IDF announced the deaths of two Hezbollah leaders, Muhammad Ali Ismail and Hussein Ahmad Ismail, in the strike.

“Muhammad Ali Ismail, the Commander of Hezbollah’s Missile Unit in southern Lebanon, and his deputy, Hussein Ahmad Ismail, were eliminated in a precise IAF strike,” the IDF declared in .

said that Ali Ismail was responsible for “directing numerous terrorist attacks” and “the firing of rockets towards Israeli territory and the launch of a surface-to-surface missile towards central Israel on Wednesday.”

The IDF’s announcement of the elimination of the two terrorist leaders follows the previous deaths of Ibrahim Muhammad Qabisi, Head of Hezbollah’s Missiles and Rockets Force, and other senior commanders of this unit.

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Press Secretary Sabrina Singh stated that the U.S. was not involved in the operation and had no advance warning.

“Minister [Yoav] Gallant spoke with Secretary Austin as the operation was already underway,” Singh said. “This operation has happened within the last few hours. We are still assessing the event.”

The Pentagon also declined to speculate on the status of the Hezbollah leader.

Digital’s Michael Dorgan, ‘ Trey Yingst and