Israel targets potential Hezbollah successor in Beirut airstrike – Axios

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 4, ARMENPRESS. Israel conducted a targeted strike in Beirut on Wednesday night local time against the head of Hezbollah's executive committee Hashim Safi al-Din, Axios reported citing three Israeli officials.

Safi al-Din is the leading figure to succeed Hassan Nasrallah as Hezbollah's leader. An Israeli official said Safi al-Din was in a bunker deep underground and it isn't yet clear whether he was killed in the strike.

The strike took place in a suburb south of Beirut, where many Hezbollah compounds are located.