He Islamist movement Hezbollah confirmed the death of Hashem Safieddinewho was considered the most likely candidate to succeed Hasan Nasrallah at the head of the Lebanese Islamist movement. The death of Safieddine occurred during a israeli attack on October 4 in southern Beirut, where other members of the Shiite group also died.
According to the Israeli army, Safieddine was “eliminated” in a targeted bombing, a fact that marks a turning point in the power structure of Hezbollah, which has suffered numerous losses in its leadership in recent weeks.
Safieddine, a senior official and Nasrallah’s cousin, oversaw the group’s political affairs as head of the Executive Council and had a key role in military operations, being a member of the Jihad Council. In 2017, the US State Department designated him a Specially Designated Global Terrorist.
His death, along with that of Nasrallah, which occurred in an Israeli airstrike in September, puts at risk the internal stability of Hezbollah, which intensified its hostilities against Israel after the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023.
The organization, which uses rockets, missiles y drones In its response, it is now in an all-out war, as Israeli forces continue their offensive in southern Lebanon.