Hashem Safieddine, a prominent figure in Hezbollah’s leadership, has been named by the group’s executive council as the successor to Hassan Nasrallah
New Hezbollah Safieddine Chief Kisses Gun
Hashem Safieddine, a prominent figure in Hezbollah’s leadership, has been named by the group’s executive council as the successor to Hassan Nasrallah as Secretary General, according to sources cited by Al-Arabiya on Sunday. Israel’s airstrike in Beirut that destroyed an underground bunker where Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah was hiding has brought to spotlight the country’s intelligence agencies and their widespread network.
Safieddine (Safi Al-Din), a cousin of Nasrallah, was notably one of the senior leaders who were not present at the site of the strike that killed several top Hezbollah commanders. Hashem Safieddine, born in 1964 in Deir Qanoun en-Nahr, a village near Tyre in southern Lebanon, studied theology alongside Hassan Nasrallah in Najaf, Iraq, and Qom, Iran—both major centers of Shia religious education. They became members of Hezbollah in its formative years.
Israel Turns Up Heat On Houthis In Yemen
At least four people were killed after Israel launched attacks against Houthi targets in Yemen on Sunday, with the Jewish nation’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant declaring that “no place is too far” for their forces. Dozens of aircraft, including fighter jets, power plants and a seaport at the Ras Issa and Hodeidah ports in Yemen were targeted in the airstrikes, according to a statement by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF).
Iran Hides Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has reportedly been moved to a secure location due to concerns over potential Israeli airstrikes, multiple news media outlets have reported.
Netanyahu attacks ‘hypocrite’ UN, calls it ‘antisemitic swamp’ for singling out Israel
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, and asserted that Israel is seeking peace and is fighting for its life against “savage enemies” who want to annihilate the country. In his strongly worded address, Netanyahu said that Hamas has “got to go”, and that Israel would have no part in reconstructing Gaza as the country has vowed to fight till “total victory”. Addressing the gathering at UN’s New York headquarters, the Israel PM said, “”If Hamas stays in power, it will regroup… and attack Israel again and again and again… So Hamas has got to go.”
“We must defend ourselves against these savage murderers. Our enemies seek not only to destroy us, they seek to destroy our common civilization and return all of us to a dark age of tyranny and terror,” he said, asserting that Israel is at war and won’t back down.
