U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Saturday that Hamza bin Laden, son of late Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden has been killed in a U.S. counterterrorism operation in the Afghanistan/Pakistan region.

"The loss of Hamza bin Laden not only deprives Al-Qaeda of important leadership skills and the symbolic connection to his father, but undermines important operational activities of the group," Trump said in a statement issued by the White House.