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Israeli airstrikes target successor to Hezbollah Leader in Beirut
October 4, 2024 - An Israeli strike on Beirut has targeted Hashem Safieddine, widely regarded as the heir of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
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The New York Times quotes Israeli officials as saying the military had information suggesting Safieddine, Nasrallah's cousin, and other Hezbollah leaders were meeting in a bunker in the southern Dahieh district of the Lebanese capital.
Safieddine heads Hezbollah’s executive branch, which oversees the group's political affairs. He is also a member of the decision-making Shura Council as well as the Jihad Council, which runs the group's military operations.
It is not yet clear whether he was killed in the strikes.