Bombings stepped up amid fears of Israeli ground incursion

An Israeli strike in Beirut reportedly targeted senior Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine, seen as the successor to Hassan Nasrallah.

Israel-Iran war Live Updates: In the wake of the escalated conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah, it was reported that Hashem Safieddine, the frontrunner to succeed Hassan Nasrallah, was targeted in Israel’s latest strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs.

Bombings stepped up amid fears of Israeli ground incursion

An Israeli airstrike in Beirut reportedly killed Hezbollah leader Hashem Safieddine, seen as a potential successor to Hassan Nasrallah. The attack has not been officially confirmed by Israel or Hezbollah, but Safieddine held a critical position in the group’s leadership.

Israel on Thursday said it hit Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters in the Lebanese capital Beirut amid growing fears of an all-out war in the Middle East following recent days of exchange of hostilities between Israeli troops and Iran-backed group.

New Delhi: Senior Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine, widely viewed as the likely successor to Hezbollah Chief Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in Israeli airstrikes on Beirut at midnight on Thursday. However, Safieddine’s killing has not been confirmed either by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) or Hezbollah in Lebanon. The number of casualties is not known yet.  […]

Israel Iran War Latest News Live:: More than 1,900 people have been killed and over 9,000 wounded in Lebanon in almost a year of cross-border fighting, with most of the deaths occurring in the past two weeks.

Hours before a symbolic funeral for slain Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah is set to be held today, an Israeli airstrike in Beirut targeted his cousin, Hashem Safieddine. But will the strike on Hashem Safieddine impact Nasrallah's symbolic funeral today?