The most dangerous job right now is being the leader of Hezbollah. It’s become the kiss of death since whoever is tapped to lead this terror group is promptly killed by Israeli airstrikes. The Jewish State has been surgical in its dismantling of the top echelons of this terrorist organization, and it’s wonderful to see. On September 27, Israel successfully clipped Hassan Nasrallah, using Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s United Nations trip as a diversion. The next day, the man tapped to be his successor, Nabil Qaouk, got blown up in an airstrike.
Now, Hashem Safieddine, the latest leader, has been targeted in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut (via Axios):
Israel conducted a targeted strike in Beirut on Wednesday night local time against the head of Hezbollah's executive committee Hashim Safi al-Din, three Israeli officials said.
Why it matters: 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 State Department listed Safi al-Din as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist in May 2017.
State of play: The strike took place in a suburb south of Beirut, where many Hezbollah compounds are located.
There’s no official word of his death, but we have reports that he was eliminated in those strikes.
🚨 Breaking: The new Hezbollah leader who replaced the previous new Hezbollah leader who was eliminated after he replaced the previous leader who was eliminated, was eliminated tonight.
— Dr. Eli David (@DrEliDavid) October 3, 2024
Three Hezbollah leaders eliminated in one week. DON'T F*CK WITH ISRAEL. pic.twitter.com/4ohnAS45k7
Looks like #Israel got the whole Hezbollah Shura Council that was meeting to elect Safieddine as Nasrallah's successor. This makes me think that Israel knew where Safieddine has been, all along, and was waiting for this meeting to take them out wholesale, instead of one by one.
— Hussain Abdul-Hussain (@hahussain) October 3, 2024
Israel knew exactly where Hezbollah’s new leader was and waited for a high level meeting with the IRGC and entire remaining senior leadership to take them all out at once.
— AG (@AGHamilton29) October 4, 2024
Hezbollah leader is now the most dangerous occupation on the planet. Probably better off learning to code. https://t.co/lid10r3HjH
People in Hezbollah are going to start leaking to the media that their personal enemies are the heir-apparent to be the new leader. https://t.co/eISr78But1
— Noam Blum (@neontaster) October 3, 2024
Tonight’s Israeli Airstrikes on the Southern Suburbs of Beirut are said to have Targeted a Deep-Underground Bunker utilized by Hezbollah, hiding inside of which Israeli Officials believe was the New Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Hashem Safieddine as well as his Family and… pic.twitter.com/JGMvOpwHxi
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) October 3, 2024
UPDATE: He's gone.
….aaaand he’s dead. Thank you, Israel! https://t.co/aiqNNogFfL
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) October 5, 2024
BREAKING:
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 4, 2024
Al-Hadath reports that Israel has now confirmed that the new Hezbollah leader Hashem Safieddine was killed in yesterday’s airstrike pic.twitter.com/JfO3srigMi
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