Israel target Nasrallah’s likely successor Hashem Safieddine as IDF bombs Hezbollah intel HQ in Beirut

Israel’s military announced that it had struck Hezbollah’s intelligence headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, as reports surfaced that Hashem Safieddine, thought to be the successor to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, used to be a target in due course of airstrikes worldwide the Dahieh suburb. The strikes in Beirut were aimed at a meeting of senior Hezbollah leaders, including Safieddine, who oversees military operations as the head of the group’s executive council, based on a report from The New York Times. This development passed off as Israeli troops launched “ground raids” into southern Lebanon, a Hezbollah stronghold, following days of heavy bombing in areas under the group’s keep an eye on across the u . s . a ..

Hassan Nasrallah’s successor targeted

Hashem Safieddine, widely thought to be the heir to slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, used to be reportedly a target in a most modern Israeli airstrike that killed dozens of leaders from the Iran-backed group. Safieddine, who's Nasrallah’s cousin, used to be designated a terrorist by the U.S. State Department in 2017.

Late Thursday, Israel launched Eleven consecutive airstrikes on Hezbollah’s stronghold in southern Beirut, marking a couple of of the crucial intense bombardments since Israel escalated its campaign last week. In keeping with Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA), these powerful strikes were many of the strongest on Beirut’s southern suburbs since the conflict began and were felt so far as the mountain regions outside town.

Israel’s ground raids in Lebanon

This week, Israel announced that its troops had begun conducting “ground raids” into southern Lebanon, a region heavily influenced by Hezbollah, following days of intensive airstrikes. The bombing campaign has reportedly resulted in over 1,000 deaths, based on Lebanon’s health ministry, and has displaced hundreds of thousands, exacerbating the u . s . a .’s ongoing economic and political crises.

Israel’s decision to shift its focus to the northern border comes because it seeks to secure the realm and facilitate the safe return of greater than 60,000 people displaced by Hezbollah attacks over the past year. Meanwhile, on the Gaza front, Israel confirmed that a strike three months ago had killed three senior Hamas leaders, including Rahwi Mushtaha, head of Hamas’s government worldwide the Gaza Strip, following the escalation of violence after Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7.