Assassination of Hashem Safieddine

Assassination of Hashem Safieddine
Part of the 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon and the Israel–Hezbollah war (2023–present)
TypeAirstrike
Location
Dahieh, Lebanon

33°51′5″N 35°30′14″E / 33.85139°N 35.50389°E / 33.85139; 35.50389
TargetHashem Safieddine
Date3 October 2024
Executed by Israeli Air Force
Casualties26 Hezbollah officials killed (per IDF)
Dahieh is located in Lebanon
Dahieh
Dahieh
Location within Lebanon

On the night of 3 October 2024, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out an airstrike on an underground bunker in Dahieh, a predominantly Shia Muslim suburb in the south of Beirut, Lebanon, where Hezbollah leaders, including Hashem Safieddine, had convened in the headquarters of Hezbollah's Intelligence Branch.[1][2] Safieddine was later confirmed dead by both the IDF and Hezbollah.[3][4]

Safieddine in 2020
  1. ^ Christou, William; Beaumont, Peter (4 October 2024). "Israel launches intense attacks on Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut's south". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Huge Explosions Rock Area South of Beirut". The New York Times. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  3. ^ "IDF confirms Nasrallah's designated successor dead". France 24. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Israel confirms 'eliminating' Hashem Safieddine, potential successor of slain Hezbollah chief Nasrallah". Arab News. 22 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

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