Hashem Safieddine, the head of Hezbollah's Executive Council since 2001.
“Israel” says Hezbollah’s Hashem Safieddine killed in Beirut strike
The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) said that Hashem Safieddine, the head of Hezbollah’s executive council, was killed following an airstrike some three weeks ago.
Safieddine, who is Hassan Nasrallah’s cousin, was projected to take the mantle as Hezbollah’s Secretary-General.
The IOF said Hossein Ali Zima, the head of Hezbollah’s intelligence headquarters, was also killed in the strike on Dahiyeh in Beirut; along with several other commanders.
The statement said the strike targeted the main headquarters of the intelligence unit of Hezbollah.
Following Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah's death in an Israeli Occupation airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs on September 27, many pegged Hashem Safieddine to take his place.
Hashem Safieddine, Nasrallah's cousin and son-in-law of the late Iranian General Qassem Soleimani has long been groomed to succeed Nasrallah, having led Hezbollah’s executive council and overseeing the group's financial and institutional operations.
Safieddine, listed as a terrorist by the US since 2017, maintained close ties with both Hezbollah’s military and executive wings.
Having spent years studying in Qom, Iran, Safieddine shared Nasrallah’s ideological alignment, including strong support for Iran’s Wilayat al-Faqih doctrine.
