Israel Cannot Confirm The Death Of Hashem Safieddine Successor Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah

JAKARTA - Israel cannot confirm whether Hashem Safieddine, the successor to Hezbollah's leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, has been killed. Safieddine was targeted by Israeli airstrikes last week.

"We have not received such confirmation. If confirmed, how and when, then it will be published on the IDF website (Israeli military)," said spokesman David Mencer.

A Hezbollah official told Reuters on Sunday that Israel was blocking search and rescue efforts in the area where Safieddine was expected to be when Israel bombed Beirut's southern suburbs on Thursday last week.

Israel killed most of Hezbollah's military command and senior leader in nearly a year of fighting that began when Hezbollah opened a solidarity front with Palestine the day after Hamas' deadly attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023.