An Israeli security source on Saturday told Sky News Arabic that Hashem Safieddine, the successor and cousin of dead Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, is presumed dead along with other terrorists following a strike on Friday night.
After a strike in Southern Beirut, Safieddine was assumed to have been severely injured in an area underground where it would have been difficult to escape alive.
Join the JBN+ WhatsApp GroupA Lebanese security official told Sky News Arabic that the chances of surviving such a strike were “almost zero” and that Safieddine had been “unreachable” since Friday.
The Saudi news organization Al Hadath reported that Safieddine was dead on Saturday morning, but other media outlets have not yet confirmed the report.
It has been reported that the strikes were intended to target a meeting between Safieddine and other Hezbollah terrorists.
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