The New York Times is reporting that the initial assessment by Israeli intelligence is that Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in the attack earlier today in Beirut.

Israeli warplanes flattened several residential buildings just south of Beirut on Friday evening in an attempt to kill Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, who was convening a leadership meeting in an underground headquarters, according to five Israeli officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence reports.

The initial assessment of Israeli intelligence agencies, based on the number and the size of the bombs used and information gathered from inside the militant group, is that Mr. Nasrallah has been killed, the officials said. But they cautioned that conclusion may yet change.

According to other reports I’ve seen, it could take quite a while for a full confirmation to take place because they have to actually see the body, which is currently under a ton of rubble.

But this is great news and a big, big get. Iran must be furious.