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A senior Hezbollah leader rumoured to be a possible successor to Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed last week, has been declared “unreachable” after more Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut.
Lebanese security sources said they were unable to establish contact with senior figure Hashem Safieddine after Israel reportedly targeted him during airstrikes on the southern Beirut suburb of Dahieh.
Subsequent strikes have prevented rescuers from concluding whether Safieddine has been killed, separate sources added.
When asked in a Friday evening briefing about whether Safieddine was killed in the strike, Israeli military spokesperson Nadav Shoshani said that the military was still investigating the outcome of the raid.
“Around midnight, we struck the Central Intelligence headquarters of Hezbollah in Dahieh,” he said. “When we have more information to share about who was there and what the result of the strike was, we will share it.”
Former Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah was killed during Israeli airstrikes on the Lebanese capital last weekend. His deputy, speaking a few days later, said they would soon elect a new leader. Israel said they killing of Nasrallah was only the first stage of their attack on the group.
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