After confirming the death of Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah leadernow the movement must make a decision about its future leadership. In the last hours there have been a series of casualties from attacks by Israel in it Lebanon, that put the group in check. Hashem Safieddine He is the one who resonates for this possible election within the group.
Along with Nasrallah, other members were killed by the Israeli army during the last hours.
Who Hashem Safieddine
Safieddine is a cousin of the late leader and within Hezbollah, he serves as head of the executive council and in charge of political affairs of the group. He United States Department of State classified it as “terrorist” in 2017.
He is also a member of Jihad Council, who manages the group’s military operations. Like his cousin, he uses a black turban which denotes descent from the prophet Muhammad of Islam and according to ReutersSafieddine recently expressed: “Our history, our weapons and our rockets are with you“, in support of the Palestinians.
What Hamas said
Hamas called the assassination of the Hezbollah chief “cowardly terrorist act“. He Islamic Resistance Movement in Syria mourned the death of Nasrallah and condemned the attacks of Israel.
In parallel, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) They also confirmed the death of the head of the terrorist group’s infrastructure in Syria. Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli bombing in Beirut, whose death was first confirmed by the Israeli army.
Hours later, his group issued a statement: “Sayed Hasan Nasrallah reunited with his fellow martyrs (…) whose march he led for almost thirty years.”
In recent days, Israel claims, following its attacks in southern Lebanon, that it eliminated the vast majority of Hezbollah leaders. This was demonstrated in an infographic uploaded to his official X account.
Hamas also let it be known: “We firmly condemn this savage Zionist aggression and the attack on residential buildings […] We consider this a cowardly terrorist act,” said the Islamic Resistance Movement, which has been at war with Israel since the October 7, 2023 attacks.
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