Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 10:43am on 04 Oct 2024,Friday International
Israeli airstrikes in Beirut reportedly targeted Hashem Safieddine, cousin of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and a potential successor. U.S. media, including The New York Times, quoted Israeli officials claiming that Safieddine and other Hezbollah leaders were meeting in an underground bunker in the southern Dahieh district when the attack occurred. It remains unclear whether Safieddine was killed in the strikes, which were larger than last week's attack that killed Nasrallah. Hezbollah has not commented on the incident. The strikes follow escalating tensions as Israel faces rocket attacks from Lebanon, with 37 Lebanese deaths reported in the past 24 hours.
