{"id":2351128,"date":"2024-10-05T14:29:10","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T18:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/presumed-new-hezbollah-leader-unreachable-since-israeli-strike-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-05T14:31:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T18:31:45","slug":"presumed-new-hezbollah-leader-unreachable-since-israeli-strike-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/presumed-new-hezbollah-leader-unreachable-since-israeli-strike-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Presumed new Hezbollah leader unreachable since Israeli 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=\"float:left\"><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%2Fpresumed-new-hezbollah-leader-unreachable-since-israeli-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=2351128&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>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-issues-multiple-corrections-for-article-falsely-claiming-900000-u-s-children-have-been-hospitalized-for-covid-19-during-pandemic\/\" title=\"New York Times Issues Multiple Corrections For Article Falsely Claiming 900,000 U.S. Children Have Been Hospitalized For COVID-19 During Pandemic\">article discusses<\/a> the current situation of Hashem\u2063 Safieddine, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fight-night-kamala-v-pete\/\" title=\"Fight Night: Kamala v. Pete\">presumed successor<\/a> to the late \u2062Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who has reportedly\u200c been unreachable since an Israeli airstrike\u200d targeted him \u200con Friday in a suburb\u200c south of Beirut, \u200dLebanon. The Israeli strike is part of a broader military campaign against Hezbollah, which\u200c has intensified over recent weeks following \u200bongoing exchanges of fire \u200bbetween \u200bthe two parties. Safieddine was believed to be in a bunker \u200bduring the airstrike but has not\u2063 been in contact since. \u200dThe Israeli\u2063 attacks have already resulted in the elimination of several key figures in Hezbollah&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crenshaw-blasts-woke-u-s-army-recruitment-videos-another-institution-crippled-by-woke-political-correctness\/\" title=\"Crenshaw Blasts \u2018Woke\u2019 U.S. Army Recruitment Videos: \u2018Another Institution Crippled By Woke Political Correctness\u2019\">military leadership<\/a>, including Nasrallah, creating\u200c significant challenges for the group and its Iranian backers. If Safieddine is confirmed dead, it would represent another major setback for Hezbollah.  <\/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\">Presumed new Hezbollah leader unreachable since Friday Israeli 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_1776939\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The heir-apparent to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hezbollah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Hezbollah\">Hezbollah<\/a>&lsquo;s late <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/magazine\/3170833\/hassan-nasrallah-1960-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Hezbollah\">Hassan Nasrallah<\/a> has been out of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/hamas-armed-wing-leader-killed-israeli-strike-north-lebanon-hamas-media-says-2024-10-05\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Hezbollah\">contact<\/a> since Friday following an Israeli airstrike targeting him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Israel launched the strike on Friday local time against<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3176740\/israel-targets-presumed-new-hezbollah-chief-strike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Lebanon\"> Hashem Safieddine<\/a>, striking a suburb south of Beirut, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lebanon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Lebanon\">Lebanon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Safieddine was reportedly in a bunker during the blast, but Lebanese security forces have said that he has not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-makes-history-first-president-in-40-years-to-punt-on-contacting-israel\/\" title=\"Biden Makes History: First President in 40 Years to Punt on Contacting Israel\">made contact<\/a> since the attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Israel began an intense bombing campaign in Lebanon several weeks ago and commenced a ground invasion into its northern neighbor&rsquo;s territory after exchanging fire with the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\" Iranian-backed \"> Iranian-backed <\/a>Hezbollah for nearly a year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The attacks from Israel have eliminated multiple senior players in Hezbollah&rsquo;s military leadership, including Nasrallah, in an air attack on September 27.<\/p>\n<p>If Safieddine had been killed, it would mark another devastating blow to Hezbollah and Iran in the escalating conflict with Israel. Safieddine had served as head of Hezbollah&rsquo;s executive council and was a cousin of Nasrallah.<\/p>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2024\/09\/28\/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-the-death-of-hassan-nasrallah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>statement<\/a> after the death of Nasrallah, calling the killing &ldquo;a measure of justice for his many victims&rdquo; during his &ldquo;four-decade reign of terror&rdquo; in charge of Hezbollah.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Biden also directly blamed Nasrallah for opening the northern front in the war in Israel by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-rangers-still-wont-join-the-mlbs-rainbow-antics\/\" title=\"Texas Rangers Still Won&#039;t Join The MLB&#039;s Rainbow Antics\">making &#038;ldquo<\/a>;the fateful decision to join hands with Hamas&rdquo; following Hamas&rsquo;s terrorist attacks against Israel on Oct. 7 last year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah has not made any comment regarding the whereabouts of Safieddine since the attack.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, Israel expanded its conflict with Lebanon by making the first strike on the second-largest city in the country, Tripoli.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1776939\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1776939\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Hezbollah leader uncontactable since Friday&#8217;s Israeli strike<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2666,"featured_media":2351130,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hashem-Safieddine.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[24658,4671,5191,32726,4133],"class_list":["post-2351128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-hezbollah","tag-israel","tag-leadership","tag-middle-east","tag-news"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Hashem-Safieddine.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2351128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2666"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2351128"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2351128\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2351130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2351128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2351128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2351128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}