Presumed next leader of Hezbollah is dead, Israel says

23 Oct 2024, 08:30 by Darryl Coote · UPI

Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Israel declared it killed Hashem Safieddine, the presumed new leader of Hezbollah, in an airstrike on Beirut early this month.

Safieddine, head of the Hezbollah Executive Council, was believed to be next in line to lead the Iran-proxy militia following Israel's assassination of Hassan Nasrallah in an airstrike on the Lebanese capital on Sept. 27.