The potential successor to Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has been lacking since Friday following an Israeli airstrike, a Lebanese safety supply revealed on Saturday, nonetheless as per a report by Saudi information outlet Al Hadath, Hashem Safieddine is lifeless alongside together with his companions within the airstrike.
The strike reportedly focused Safieddine, the rumoured successor, throughout Israel’s marketing campaign in opposition to the Iran-backed Lebanese group.
Late on Thursday, Israel launched a significant airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs, an space often known as a Hezbollah stronghold. Based on three Israeli officers cited by Axios, the strike aimed toward Safieddine, who was believed to be in an underground bunker.
For the reason that assault, rescue staff have been unable to go looking the positioning as a consequence of continued Israeli strikes on Dahiyeh, the residential suburb in southern Beirut the place Hezbollah has a big presence, confirmed by a number of Lebanese safety sources.
Hezbollah has not but issued any assertion relating to Safieddine’s standing.
On Friday, Israeli Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani acknowledged that the navy was nonetheless assessing the outcomes of Thursday night time’s airstrikes, which he stated focused Hezbollah’s intelligence headquarters.
Ought to Safieddine’s demise be confirmed, it will mark one other vital blow to Hezbollah and its ally Iran. Over the previous 12 months, Israeli strikes throughout the area have intensified, and in latest weeks, they’ve more and more focused Hezbollah’s management, considerably weakening the group.
(With inputs from Reuters)
