According to media reports, the Israeli army has claimed that Hashim Safiuddin, the possible successor of the former head of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, has been targeted in a fresh bombing in the southern part of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. The statement has not been released.
American news website Axios (AXIOS) reported, citing three unnamed Israeli officials, that the target of one of its recent Beirut attacks was Hashem Safi al-Din, a potential successor to former Hezbollah chief Nasrallah, who was killed in an attack last week.
According to the French news agency AFP, the Israeli army did not confirm this report when asked about this.
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Israel announced this week that its troops had launched “ground operations” in parts of southern Lebanon, which are Hezbollah strongholds, and in recent days have been heavily bombed in areas where Hezbollah dominates. is
According to media reports, the buildings were shaken by the continuous explosions late on Thursday night.
AFP cited sources close to the Hezbollah group as saying that Israel had carried out 11 consecutive strikes on its stronghold in southern Beirut.
“Israel attacked the southern suburbs 11 times in a row, the bombardment was so intense that car alarms went off and buildings shook in Beirut and its suburbs,” the source said on condition of anonymity.
AFP correspondents in Beirut heard the sounds of the attacks.
Axios An Israeli official said Hashim Safiuddin was in an underground bunker and it is not yet clear whether he died in the attack or not, an Israeli official said.
Hizbollah has not yet made any statement in this regard.
According to Lebanese press reports, the recent Israeli strike, which claimed to have targeted Hashim Safiuddin, was much larger than the one that killed Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah last week.
Hashim Safiuddin is the most powerful figure in the organization after the assassination of the former leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah. He is Hassan Nasrullah’s cousin and like him, he is a religious scholar and wears a black turban.
He is the head of Hezbollah’s Executive Council, responsible for overseeing the organization’s financial affairs and logistics. He is an expert on the organization’s intelligence and military operations and is also a member of the Jihad Council.
According to the Israeli army, nine of its soldiers have been killed during the fighting in Lebanon.
According to the Lebanese authorities, a total of 1,374 people have been killed, including 104 children and 194 women.
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2024-10-05 16:25:45