Source: NBC Newes
“Israel said Tuesday that it had killed the Hezbollah official poised to become the militant group’s next leader in an airstrike outside Beirut earlier this month. Hashem Safieddine was expected to succeed his cousin Hassan Nasrallah, one of the founding members of the Iran-backed Lebanese group, who was killed last month in a large-scale Israeli attack on a southern suburb of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. Hezbollah has so far not confirmed Safieddine’s death. … Israel’s confirmation of Safieddine’s death on Tuesday also came as Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Israel, where he met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. He also met with the families of hostages still being held in Gaza.” (10/23/24)