Israel announced on Tuesday that he had killed Hashem Safiedina senior Hezbollah official who was expected to succeed Hassan Nasrallahin an air strike outside Beirut three weeks ago.
The Israeli military released a statement confirming the deaths of Safieddine, head of Hezbollah’s executive council, and Ali Hussein Hazima, head of Hezbollah’s intelligence directorate, along with other Hezbollah commanders.
In an address to the Lebanese people on October 8, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu he had earlier mentioned that military had “taken out” Saffiedin without specifically naming him.
Netanyahu said Israeli forces “took out thousands of terrorists, including (Hezbollah leader Hassan) Nasrallah himself and Nasrallah’s deputy and his deputy’s replacement.”
Additionally, the Israeli military revealed that its air force carried out a precision intelligence-based strike against Hezbollah’s main intelligence headquarters in Dahliaa Hezbollah stronghold in South Beirut, three weeks ago. According to the statement, more than 25 Hezbollah fighters were present at the headquarters at the time of the strike, including Bilal Saib Aish, who was in charge of air intelligence gathering.
Safiyedin, a member of Hezbollah’s decision-making body and a distant relative of Nasrallah, has not been in contact since the Israeli strikes on Beirut weeks ago, Reuters news agency reported, citing a senior Hezbollah source.
Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, Israel’s army chief, said in a statement late Tuesday: “We have reached Nasrallah, his deputy and most of Hezbollah’s senior leadership,” following the confirmation of Safiyedin’s death.
Israel Confirms Killing of Potential Hizbullah Successor Hashem Safieddin in October 4 Beirut Strike – Times of India
