Wed Oct 23 20:00:48 UTC 2024: – Hezbollah has confirmed the death of Hashem Safieddine, a key figure and potential successor to leader Hassan Nasrallah, in an Israeli airstrike on southern Beirut earlier in October.
– The Israeli military stated that airstrikes in the Dahiyeh suburb killed Safieddine and Ali Hussein Hazima, head of Hezbollah’s intelligence branch, three weeks prior.
– Safieddine, who led Hezbollah’s executive council, had been missing since the strikes on October 3, which targeted an underground bunker where he was believed to be located.
– Rescue teams were unable to reach the site of the attack, and Hezbollah lost contact with Safieddine following the airstrike.
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