Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday Israeli airstrikes had killed two successors to Hezbollah's slain leader, as Israel expanded its ground offensive against the Iran-backed group.

Israel’s prime minister said Tuesday that his country’s military has killed the presumed successor to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli attack in Beirut on September 27. Hashem Safieddine was Nasrallah’s cousin and a senior official in the organization and...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israel has killed the successor to the head of Hezbollah while the militant group's acting leader promised more fighting in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah’s overall leader, Hassan Nasrallah, and several of his top commanders were killed in recent weeks after heavy Israeli airstrikes across large parts of Lebanon. Netanyahu did not name the successor who was killed Tuesday.Sheikh Naim Kassem, the acting leader of Hezbollah, said in a defiant televised statement that his group's military capabilities are still intact and that Hezbollah has replaced all of its senior commanders.Palestinian militants in Gaza fired a barrage of rockets into Israel on Monday, the anniversary of Hamas' Oct. 7 attack, underscoring their resilience in the face of a devastating Israeli offensive in Gaza that has killed about 42,000 people, according to local medical officials. A year ago, Hamas-led militants blew holes in Israel’s security fence and stormed into army bases and farming communities…

Safieddine's death would be the latest shock to Hezbollah's top leadership as Israel began ground operations in Lebanon. He had been out of contact since Israel targeted an underground bunker in Beirut, where he was reportedly present with other Hezbollah officials.

Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Israel has eliminated the potential successors of Hassan Nasrallah, the Hezbollah leader who was killed in a strike on Beirut less than two weeks ago.

Seven civilians were killed in an Israeli air strike in Damascus on Tuesday, the Syrian government said, with a UK-based war monitor saying the strike had targeted a building used by Iran's Revolutionary…

BEIRUT: The killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in airstrikes in a Beirut suburb has put the spotlight on the man widely regarded as his heir, Hashem Safieddine.The Iran-backed group...