{"id":2350589,"date":"2024-10-03T23:21:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T03:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-targets-presumed-new-hezbollah-chief-in-strike-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-03T23:21:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T03:21:48","slug":"israel-targets-presumed-new-hezbollah-chief-in-strike-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-targets-presumed-new-hezbollah-chief-in-strike-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel targets presumed new Hezbollah chief in strike &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisrael-targets-presumed-new-hezbollah-chief-in-strike-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2350589&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Recent events in\u200c Lebanon have\u200b escalated tensions\u200c between Israel \u200cand Hezbollah following an Israeli \u200dairstrike targeting Hashem Safieddine, a key \u200bleader within Hezbollah and presumed\u2064 successor \u2062to\u2063 Hassan Nasrallah. \u200bThe airstrike took place late on October 3, 2024, in a \u200dBeirut suburb, and while it remains uncertain\u200d if Safieddine sustained fatal injuries, reports suggest that the \u200dstrike was significant, potentially \u2062more so than the one that\u2063 killed Nasrallah \u2064in late September.<\/p>\n<p>As\u200b per Lebanese \u2063health ministry reports, Israeli\u2064 strikes have resulted in at least 1,276 fatalities in Lebanon, heightening the \u200bongoing conflict. The\u2063 airstrike intensified fears of further escalation \u2063in the \u2063region, as Hezbollah \u2063has yet to comment\u200b on potential casualties\u200b from\u200b this \u200blatest attack. Safieddine was\u200b believed to\u2063 be in\u2063 a \u2063bunker during the strike, \u200bwhich is indicative of the escalating measures both sides are willing to take in the protracted conflict.<\/p>\n<p>This\u2062 incident not only reflects the current state of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah but also indicates\u2064 a potential shift in Hezbollah&#8217;s leadership\u2062 dynamics,\u200d given the significance of targeting a leading official during such volatile \u2062circumstances.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Israel targets presumed new Hezbollah chief in strike<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1775155\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israel<\/a> continued its attacks against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hezbollah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hezbollah<\/a> with a strike against the head of Hezbollah&rsquo;s executive committee, Hashem Safieddine, the person presumed to succeed former leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/magazine\/3170833\/hassan-nasrallah-1960-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hassan Nasrallah<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>It&rsquo;s not clear if Safieddine was killed, though according to Lebanese news reports, the strike was larger than the one that killed Nasrallah on Sept. 27.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Senior Hezbollah leader Hashem Safieddine speaks during a conference for Saudi opposition in the southern Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh, Lebanon, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. (AP Photo\/Bilal Hussein)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Safieddine was reportedly in a bunker when the blast hit.<\/p>\n<p>The strike occurred in a suburb south of Lebanon&rsquo;s capital of Beirut. Whether there were any casualties is not yet known. Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon have killed at least 1,276 people, according to the Lebanese health ministry.<\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah previously denied that Safieddine had been appointed their leader. He is the cousin of Nasrallah, who led the terrorist organization for more than 30 years. Safieddine was labeled by the United States as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taliban-names-fbi-wanted-alleged-terror-leader-as-afghan-interior-minister\/\" title=\"Taliban Names FBI-Wanted Alleged Terror Leader As Afghan Interior Minister\">specially designated global terrorist<\/a> in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Safieddine showed a particular affinity with Hamas, the terrorist organization fighting against Israel in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our history, our guns, and our rockets are with you,&rdquo; he said of Palestinian fighters at an event in Dahiyeh, a suburb in southern Beirut.<\/p>\n<p>Israel is fighting on two fronts with its war against Hamas in Gaza and its intensified conflict with Hezbollah. Before recently, Hezbollah and Israel had continually skirmished with each other, exchanging rockets and strikes. Israel&rsquo;s campaign in Gaza led to escalated tensions between the Jewish state and the U.S.-designated terrorist group.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After Israel&rsquo;s assassination of Nasrallah, Iran responded by launching over a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-kirby-insists-biden-has-been-tough-on-iran\/\" title=\"John Kirby emphasizes Biden&#039;s strong stance on Iran\">hundred ballistic missiles<\/a> at Israel, but the Jewish state reported no Israeli casualties.<\/p>\n<p>Israel launched a ground invasion into Lebanon to further weaken Hezbollah. 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