The Israeli army says it eradicated a Hezbollah commander who was broadly anticipated to take management of the terrorist group.
Israel mentioned it killed Hashem Safieddine, a robust cleric who was anticipated to succeed Hassan Nasrallah, in an airstrike earlier this month. The strike killed some 25 different senior Hezbollah members, the Israel Protection Forces mentioned.
The information comes as Secretary of State Antony Blinken winds up a go to to Israel this week. Blinken spent Tuesday assembly with Israeli officers, and a number of projectiles have been intercepted over the lodge he was staying at.
Blinken inspired Israeli officers to “capitalize” on the dying of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar to push for an finish to the warfare in Gaza and the discharge of the remaining hostages.
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with officers in Israel all through this week. (Getty Photos )
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s workplace known as his assembly with Blinken, which lasted greater than two hours, “friendly and productive.”
Blinken will depart Israel later Wednesday for Saudi Arabia, the place he’ll proceed negotiations.
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Israeli forces have continued to rain down airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, once more hanging the neighborhood the place Safieddine was killed on Tuesday.
Flames and smoke rise from an Israeli airstrike on Dahiyeh within the southern suburb of Beirut on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Picture/Bilal Hussein)
Hezbollah has additionally saved up its barrage of rockets into northern Israel. The terrorist group additionally claimed credit score for a drone assault that broken Netanyahu’s residence.
The strikes come as hypothesis grows over how Israel will retaliate for Tehran’s Oct. 1 ballistic missile assault on Israel.
Iranian International Minister Abbas Araghchi insisted Tehran’s neighbors wouldn’t enable their territory for use for such an assault and that it will strike again simply as onerous.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s regime is weighing how to reply to Iran’s Oct. 1 wave of missiles. (Ohad Zwigenberg/Pool/AFP by way of Getty Photos)
“All the neighbors assured us that they will not allow their lands and air to be used against Iran,” Araghchi mentioned, in accordance with the state-run IRNA information company. “This is an expectation from all friendly and neighboring countries, and we consider this a sign of friendship.”
Fox Information’ Stephen Sorace and The Related Press contributed to this report.
