The Israeli army confirmed this Tuesday evening that it had “eliminated” Hachem Safieddine, Hassan Nasrallah’s expected successor at the head of Hezbollah, in a strike on Beirut in early October, a new blow for the Lebanese pro-Iranian movement.
This announcement comes on the sidelines of a new visit to Israel by American Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who considered that the elimination of Hamas leader Yahya Sinouar offered an “important opportunity” to end the war in Gaza.
Information to remember:
⇒ Israel confirms having “eliminated” Nasrallah’s expected successor at the head of Hezbollah
⇒ Blinken calls on Israel to take advantage of Sinwar’s death to end the war in Gaza
⇒ New Israeli strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut
08:10
Hezbollah claims to have targeted military intelligence base near Tel Aviv
Lebanese Hezbollah claimed to have fired a salvo of rockets on Wednesday towards an Israeli military intelligence base near Tel Aviv, “in response to the enemy’s massacres”. This Glilot base has already been targeted several times by Hezbollah. The Israeli air force, for its part, carried out a series of nighttime strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut, a stronghold of the pro-Iranian group.
08:00
Israeli army calls for evacuation of areas of Tire in southern Lebanon
The Israeli army on Wednesday called on residents of certain neighborhoods of Tyre, in southern Lebanon, to evacuate their homes ahead of a military operation against Hezbollah. “You must immediately move away from the area,” announced Arabic-language army spokesperson Avichay Adraee on X in a message accompanied by a map of part of the city. “Anyone who is near Hezbollah members, its installations and its means of combat puts their life in danger,” he added.
07:00
Blinken calls on Israel to take advantage of Sinwar’s death to end war in Gaza
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday that the death of the Hamas leader offered an “important opportunity” to end the war in Gaza. “I sincerely believe that the death of (Yahya) Sinouar creates an important opportunity to bring the hostages home, to end the war and to ensure the security of Israel,” declared the head of the American diplomacy during his meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, following his meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Antony Blinken, visiting Jerusalem, also urged the Israeli Prime Minister to take “additional measures” to allow humanitarian aid, controlled by Israel, to “reach civilians from one end to the other” of the territory Palestinian under siege, according to the State Department.
The American Secretary of State is expected in Saudi Arabia this Wednesday for discussions on normalization between Riyadh and Israel, while he is pushing for a ceasefire in Gaza. Antony Blinken, who began a regional tour in Israel on Tuesday, will travel to Riyadh instead of going to Jordan as previously announced, due to scheduling issues, a US official said on condition of anonymity.
06:45
New Israeli strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut
At least seven Israeli strikes targeted the southern suburbs of Beirut this Tuesday evening after calls to evacuate, said the Lebanese national news agency Ani, a few hours after a strike which flattened a building in this Hezbollah stronghold.
Plumes of smoke were visible on AFP images, more than an hour after an Israeli call to evacuate several neighborhoods in the southern suburbs, regularly shelled by Israel since the intensification of its offensive on September 23.
Ani reported Israeli air strikes targeting the Haret Hreik neighborhood, on at least two occasions the Laylake neighborhood, and the outskirts of Bourj el-Brajneh. According to the agency, the Bahmane hospital, located in Haret Hreik, suffered significant damage due to “the force of the missile falling” on the targeted building, which is located opposite.
06:30
Israel confirms having “eliminated” the expected successor at the head of Hezbollah
The Israeli army confirmed Tuesday evening that it had “eliminated” Hachem Safieddine, Hassan Nasrallah’s expected successor at the head of Hezbollah, in a strike on Beirut in early October. “We can now confirm that during a strike approximately three weeks ago, Hachem Safieddine, head of the Executive Council of the terrorist organization Hezbollah, was killed” in the southern suburbs of Beirut, the army said in a statement. press release.
In Lebanon, Hezbollah indicated that contact with Hachem Safieddine had been “lost” since Israeli strikes near Beirut on October 4. But the Lebanese Islamist movement has not yet confirmed his death. In this strike, the Israeli army said it had also killed Ali Hussein Hazima, a senior Hezbollah official.
06:15
Lebanese Hezbollah says it targeted Israeli military base near Haifa with drones
Lebanese Hezbollah said it launched drones on a military base near Haifa, the main city in northern Israel, on Tuesday and destroyed seven Israeli tanks on the border, where fierce fighting pits it against the Israeli army.
In a statement, Hezbollah said its fighters had “carried out an air attack with a squadron of drones” targeting an Israeli military base south of Haifa. In separate statements, the movement, backed by Iran, said it had targeted seven Israeli tanks, including five in southern Lebanon.