Israel carried out a ‘surgical strike’ in Beirut on Friday night targeting the head of Hezbollah’s executive committee Hashim Safieddin
The Israeli military’s assessment is being reinforced that Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s successor, Hashem Safyeddin, was killed in the strike in Beirut on Thursday.
Israel carried out a “surgical bombing” in Beirut on Friday night targeting the head of Hezbollah’s executive committee, Hashim Safieddin.
Hashim Safieddin was the frontrunner to succeed Hassan Nasrallah as Hezbollah leader. An Israeli official said he was in a shelter, well below the ground, and it was not yet clear if he was killed in the attack.
The Israeli strike took place in a suburb south of Beirut, where many Hezbollah infrastructures are located.
According to Lebanese press reports, Israel’s strike was much stronger than the one that killed Nasrallah last week. The number of victims is not yet known.
The New Yokr Times reports that Safieddin is Nasrallah’s cousin and joined Hezbollah shortly after it was founded in 1985. Since then, he has rapidly risen through the ranks and has come to be seen as Nasrallah’s successor.
Source :Skai
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