Israel’s military confirms killing of potential heir to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah

The head of Hezbollah's Executive Council Hashem Safieddine attends a ceremony of the Iran-backed Shiite militant group in Beirut's southern suburbs on May 24, 2024.

Israel’s military confirmed on Tuesday the killing of top Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine, who had been widely expected to succeed Hassan Nasrallah as the group’s leader. Safieddine died in an Israeli strike near Beirut earlier this month. Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli strike in September. Read our live blog to see how the day's events unfolded.

(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP, and Reuters)


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