Hashem Safieddine, Hezbollah’s heir killed by Israeli airstrikes in Beirut: Reports
Israeli media also reported that the Israeli Defense Forces had hit Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters in the southern suburbs of Beirut. According to US news portal Axios, Israeli officials revealed that Safieddine had been targeted in an underground bunker in Beirut on Thursday night, although his fate remained unclear at the time.
World News: In a significant escalation, Hashem Safieddine, the likely successor to Hezbollah's current secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah, was reportedly killed along with his companions in an Israeli airstrike in southern Beirut. The Saudi news outlet Al Hadath claimed on Saturday that Safieddine’s death was confirmed by Israeli sources, although Israel has yet to make an official announcement. Lebanese sources allege that Safieddine was targeted in Beirut’s Dahieh suburb between Friday and Saturday.
Israeli media also reported that the Israeli Defense Forces had hit Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters in the southern suburbs of Beirut. According to US news portal Axios, Israeli officials revealed that Safieddine had been targeted in an underground bunker in Beirut on Thursday night, although his fate remained unclear at the time. Israel's foreign minister, Israel Katz, posted a photo of Safieddine alongside Nasrallah on X (formerly Twitter), calling on Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to "take your proxies and leave Lebanon."
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This airstrike marks the latest in a series of military actions, with Israel eliminating much of Hezbollah’s senior leadership, including the death of Nasrallah in a recent attack on September 27. The ongoing conflict has led to widespread casualties, with Lebanon's government reporting over 2,000 deaths, most occurring in the last two weeks. The displacement crisis has worsened, with more than 1.2 million Lebanese forced from their homes and the United Nations warning that shelters are overflowing.
