NewStats: 3,262,147 , 8,176,200 topics. Date: Saturday, 31 May 2025 at 11:04 PM 6e3054

Hezbollah has lost with one of its senior leaders, Hashem Safieddine, who was seen as a possible successor to slain leader Hassan Nasrallah, since Friday after an Israeli air strike on Beirut’s Dahiyeh neighbourhood, a Lebanese security source told Al Jazeera.

As the chairman of the armed group’s Executive Council, Safieddine is a very high-ranking member of the organisation. He is a cousin of the late Nasrallah, the former secretary-general, said Al Jazeera’s Dorsa Jabbari, reporting from Beirut.

Jabbari said there was a “sense of urgency” from Lebanese and Hezbollah officials to allow rescue teams in the area to retrieve bodies from the attack on Friday morning.

She added that most Hezbollah commanders are “shadowy”, with Safieddine’s name only coming to light after many believed that he would possibly succeed Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli air strike last month, as Hezbollah’s secretary-general.

“Now, with the possibility of him also being assassinated, it leaves in question the issue of succession within the organisation,” Jabbari explained.

Meanwhile, Hezbollah’s media office has issued a statement saying reports citing sources within the group regarding “the fate of Hezbollah officials” are “worthless rumors”. The group stressed that only statements issued by their media office are valid.

Hezbollah’s comments came after media organisations, including Al Jazeera, cited security sources within the group saying that it had lost with Safieddine. It was not clear whether the group was referring to this report.

‘Intelligence breach’
But the lack of with Safieddine also proves that there is an intelligence breach within the group, “allowing Israel to locate and attack one leader after another,” Al Jazeera political analyst Marwan Bishara said.

Nader Hashemi, associate professor of Middle East and Islamic Politics at Georgetown University, says losing with Nasrallah’s successor is “another serious and significant setback for Hezbollah”.

“The wording that they’ve lost with him is an attempt to prepare Hezbollah ers with the coming announcement that he has been confirmed dead,” he told Al Jazeera from Ottawa, Canada.

On Friday, the Reuters news agency reported that Israeli Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani said the military was still assessing the aftermath of the air strike, which he confirmed targeted Hezbollah’s intelligence headquarters.

Hezbollah has not officially commented on the status of Safieddine since the attack.

Israel launched an intense bombing campaign across Lebanon two weeks ago, as it turned focus to its northern border after a year of cross-border exchanges that forced thousands of civilians to flee from both sides of the border. Israel aims to secure the safe return of its nationals to their homes in northern Israel as it pounds Hezbollah positions.

Last week, Israel launched a “limited ground operation” into southern Lebanon while intensifying air strikes in the area and Beirut’s southern suburbs.

The Associated Press reported, citing the Israeli military, that nine soldiers have so far been killed in ground clashes with Hezbollah fighters.

According to Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health, more than 2,000 people have been killed during Israel’s intense bombardment on the country and forced 1.2 million people to flee their homes.

Source;
https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2024/10/5/hezbollah-loses--with-senior-leader-hashem-safieddine-sources

Headless group running around confused. One after the other, Israel will hunt it's enemies down! 🇮🇱

They are taking out the top hezbollah guys for now. Chances are that the new rookies filling in will make crucial mistakes here n there that will further allow israel penetrate the Hezbollah network.

They are in for the shock of thier lives...

He has ed his boss Nasrallah in a meeting with their 72virgins... #IJIOTS

Another Senior terrorist don go meet his virgin 😂😂😂.

Let wait for those head slammers to start telling us how IDF is killing only civilians in Lebanon.

Buliwyf:
People that hacked your communication network and used them as IEDs definitely know your whole chain of command and are deeply embedded in your network. But these Islamic fools will be busy fighting a lost battle instead of waiting, strategizing and taking years to grow stronger.

They believe Allah and muhammad will fight their battle for them 😂 😂, the same Allah and muhammad that those idiot will kill their fellow human being for.

The worst of them is those black slaves in Africa that keep killing their fellow black in the name of blasphemy against muhammad that owns black slaves while he was alive. 😂

Succession that will only last for a few hours or days, that one na succession? I'm sure some of the designated successors that aren't ready to die yet would prefer to go into hiding. No peace for terrorists, and their ers.

Israel doing the lord's work.

Even to him is risky the phone,pager and walkie talkie is like a time bomb.

But the madness should stay with them there,we have our own problem here..

The easiest way to die in the middle east is to accept the leadership of Hezbollah

Otilor

The only language terr***sts understand is ter**r!

Just like those election "grabbers and runners". Give them the Fubara treatment moving forward. Nobody has monopoly of "evil" play.

Botragelad:
Headless group running around confused. One after the other, Israel will hunt it's enemies down! 🇮🇱

Guy. Calm down. Focus on your life

Mark him as dead, no time

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Madridguy is their new LEADER .
His own location nah ABE'OKUTA(under olumo rock/cave ) .

Our chief propagandist returns . Why is this on front page, I don't get? It has nothing to do with Nigeria

Botragelad:


Source;
https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2024/10/5/hezbollah-loses--with-senior-leader-hashem-safieddine-sources

As normal ...no one survives an airstrike..so he's not expected to be making after a hit.


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People that hacked your communication network and used them as IEDs definitely know your whole chain of command and are deeply embedded in your network. But these Islamic fools will be busy fighting a lost battle instead of waiting, strategizing and taking years to grow stronger.

May the indestructible Israel outlive all her enemies!!!

How does this concern Nigeria?

Israel get eagle's eye.
God bless Israel.
Death to terrorists!

They shouldn't worry.

He is safe with his virgins, 72 of them.

Noted.

Fvck pissrael and their Western allies…imagine the impunity! I hope pissrael is battered into submission should they dare respond to Iran's missile attacks.

Israel strikes once not twice

He's probably receiving blówjob and cuming in the throat of his 72 virgins!

Domislaz:



Guy. Calm down focus on your life

Focus on ya own too. Terror simp!

AntiChristian:
All terrorists will never end well!

You know you're one of them. Why curse yaself?
Ya matter tire ya whole family o!

Hezbollah never see anything. I have no pity or sympathy for Lebanon, they asked for it.

The man that caused all these problems Hassan has been consumed by the fight he started.

A man that would have still been alive decided to die for nothing.

Buliwyf:
People that hacked your communication network and used them as IEDs definitely know your whole chain of command and are deeply embedded in your network. But these Islamic fools will be busy fighting a lost battle instead of waiting, strategizing and taking years to grow stronger.

Former president of Iran said a mossad agent was once heading a terror group fighting against Israel.

Fear who no fear these Israelis.

They should be looking for the or go to Google for a help.

Idiots!!! Una go hear word by force.

Botragelad:
Headless group running around confused. One after the other, Israel will hunt it's enemies down! 🇮🇱

I hate war. But they started it by invading istraeli territory last year, killing,maiming and kidnapping, kneeling down on major highways and thanking allah for a successful mission without minding what would befall them in the aftermath.

The war should end now! Let there be peace in the middle east. Enough!

oskylabs:
Fvck pissrael and their Western allies…imagine the impunity! I hope pissrael is battered into submission should they dare respond to Iran's missile attacks.

You don chop?