Close X
Monday, November 18, 2024
ADVT 
International

Hezbollah confirms death of its leader Hashem Safieddine

Darpan News Desk IANS, 23 Oct, 2024 04:41 PM
  • Hezbollah confirms death of its leader Hashem Safieddine

Beirut, Oct 23 (IANS) Hezbollah on Wednesday issued a statement mourning Hashem Safieddine, head of Hezbollah's Executive Council, who Israel said earlier was killed in an airstrike on Beirut three weeks ago.

Safieddine was killed in a bombing carried out by Israeli warplanes on Beirut's southern suburb, the Israeli military confirmed on Tuesday.

The attack targeted a building where, according to Israel, Hezbollah's main underground intelligence headquarters were located, Xinhua news agency reported.

Safieddine was a cousin of former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. After Israel assassinated Nasrallah in September, Safieddine was widely presumed to be the successor.

Safieddine was also a member of the Shura Council, Hezbollah's highest military-political body, responsible for decision-making and setting the group's policies.

The Israeli military has confirmed that Hashem Safieddine, the head of Hezbollah's Executive Council, was killed in an airstrike on Beirut three weeks ago.

Safieddine was killed in a bombing carried out by Israeli warplanes on Beirut's southern suburb, the Israeli military said in a statement on Tuesday.

The military said that about 25 senior Hezbollah commanders were present in the building during the attack but did not clarify whether they survived.

"We have reached Nasrallah, his successor, and most of Hezbollah's leadership," Herzi Halevi, Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, said following the announcement of Safieddine's killing.

"We will know how to reach anyone who threatens the security of Israel's citizens."

Since September 23, the Israeli army has been launching intensive airstrikes on Lebanon in an escalation with Hezbollah.

Israel has been intensifying raids and shelling in southern and eastern regions of Lebanon, as well as Mount Lebanon and the southern suburbs of Beirut.

In addition, Israel announced the launch of a ground operation near the border with southern Lebanon earlier this month.

MORE International ARTICLES

18-Year-Old British Sikh Girl SANDEEP SAMRA Plotted To Join ISIS In Syria, Arrested

18-Year-Old British Sikh Girl SANDEEP SAMRA  Plotted To Join ISIS In Syria, Arrested
Sandeep Samra claims she wanted to help the terrorist group by working as a nurse, Birmingham Crown Court was told this week.

18-Year-Old British Sikh Girl SANDEEP SAMRA Plotted To Join ISIS In Syria, Arrested

US: Indian Doctor Venkatesh Sasthkonar 'Strangles' Nurse For Injecting Patient At 'Wrong Time'

US: Indian Doctor Venkatesh Sasthkonar 'Strangles' Nurse For Injecting Patient At 'Wrong Time'
An Indian American doctor has been arrested for allegedly trying to strangle his nurse with an elastic chord as he was angry with her for giving medication to a patient at a "wrong time", the police said.

US: Indian Doctor Venkatesh Sasthkonar 'Strangles' Nurse For Injecting Patient At 'Wrong Time'

New York Mayor's Bribe Attempt: Indian-American Restaurateur Harendra Singh Pleads Guilty

New York Mayor's Bribe Attempt: Indian-American Restaurateur Harendra Singh Pleads Guilty
Singh had admitted in a "sealed courtroom" before a Federal judge on Long Island in October 2016 to bribery and wire fraud in connection with campaign contributions made to de Blasio, the Times reported citing the court records.

New York Mayor's Bribe Attempt: Indian-American Restaurateur Harendra Singh Pleads Guilty

Punjab-Origin NRI Fugitive Kuldeep Singh Sekhon Gets Bail As US Fails To Respond In Drugs Case

Punjab-Origin NRI Fugitive Kuldeep Singh Sekhon Gets Bail As US Fails To Respond In Drugs Case
SekhonIs Facing Extradition Trial In India For Being Wanted By The Us Authorities For Manufacturing Pseudoephedrine (Controlled Drug).  

Punjab-Origin NRI Fugitive Kuldeep Singh Sekhon Gets Bail As US Fails To Respond In Drugs Case

2 Indian-Americans Omar Vaid And Mohan Radhakrishnan Vying For Congress From Same New York Seat

2 Indian-Americans Omar Vaid And Mohan Radhakrishnan Vying For Congress From Same New York Seat
Two Indian-Americans from the Democratic party have thrown their hats in the ring for the US House of Representatives from the same Congressional seat in New York.

2 Indian-Americans Omar Vaid And Mohan Radhakrishnan Vying For Congress From Same New York Seat

India-Themed Cafe In London Faces Protest For Glorifying British Empire

India-Themed Cafe In London Faces Protest For Glorifying British Empire
We never imagined that Churchill or Gandhi would attract complaints. We thought they were both widely-liked and admired figures

India-Themed Cafe In London Faces Protest For Glorifying British Empire