Israel released a statement Tuesday afternoon confirming the elimination of Hashem Safieddine, a senior Hezbollah member widely seen as next in line to head the terrorist organization following last month's assassination of leader Hassan Nasrallah.
In addition to being Nasrallah's cousin, "Safieddine was a member of the Shura Council, Hezbollah's most senior military-political forum, responsible for the decision-making and policy-making in the terrorist organization," the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said in a post on the social media network X (formerly Twitter).
