Hezbollah on Tuesday named Naim Qassem as its chief after longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed. Qassem, a founding member of Hezbollah, was has been its deputy for more than 30 years. He has published books, ran a now-deleted YouTube channel, and gave interviews to NBC News. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics…
BEIRUT (AP) — Hashem Safieddine, a strongman who rose through the ranks of the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah over decades to become the second-most powerful person within the organization, has died. Safieddine, who was about 60, was killed in early October in a series of Israeli airstrikes in a southern suburb of Beirut that…
Jerusalem: Israel’s army confirmed Tuesday it “eliminated” Hezbollah’s Hashem Safieddine, apparent successor of slain leader Hassan Nasrallah, in a strike in a southern Beirut suburb three weeks ago. “It can now be confirmed that in an attack approximately three weeks ago, Hashem Safieddine, the head of Hezbollah’s Executive Council, and Ali Hussein Hazima, the head…
Israel’s army confirmed Tuesday it “eliminated” Hezbollah’s Hashem Safieddine, apparent successor of slain leader Hassan Nasrallah, in a strike in a southern Beirut suburb three weeks ago. FILE PHOTO: Senior Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine speaks during the funeral of Mohammed Nasser, a senior Hezbollah commander who was killed by what security sources say was an…
BEIRUT (Reuters) -Israel is obstructing search and rescue efforts in an area where senior Hezbollah leader Hashem Safieddine is thought to have been when Israel bombed Beirut’s southern suburbs on Thursday, a Hezbollah official said. Safieddine is seen as a likely successor to former leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah who was killed in an Israeli strike…
Published on Oct 05, 2024 07:40 PM IST Slain Hezbollah Chief Hassan Nasrallah’s likely successor has reportedly become unreachable. Three Lebanese security officials said Hashem Saffieddine may have been killed. As per these officials, an Israeli strike is suspected to have killed Safieddine. Watch this video for all the details. News / Videos /…
Israel-Iran war updates: Hashem Safieddine, the likely successor to Hezbollah’s secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah, was killed along with his companions in an Israeli airstrike in southern Beirut, Saudi news outlet Al Hadath reported on Saturday. Senior Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine speaks in Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon. (REUTERS file) Al Hadath also claimed that Israel had confirmed…
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s killing by Israel on Saturday marked a significant escalation in the Gaza war. The 64-year-old was a designated terrorist by the United States. Hashem Safieddine can succeed him. FILE PHOTO: Senior Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine speaks during the funeral of Mohammed Nasser, a senior Hezbollah commander who was killed by what…