Hezbollah Leader's Expected

Hezbollah leader's expected successor killed in Israeli airstrike

Hezbollah on Wednesday confirmed one of its top officials, expected to be the group’s next leader, was killed in an Israeli airstrike. Hashem Safieddine, a powerful cleric within the ...

Politics - The Hill - October 23

Israel says it killed a Hezbollah official expected to become the group's next leader

The Israeli military says one of its airstrikes in early October killed a top Hezbollah official who had been widely expected to become the group’s next leader

World - ABC News - October 23

Hezbollah confirms that top official Hashem Safieddine, expected to be group's next leader, killed in Israeli airstrike

World - ABC News - October 23

Here Are the Hezbollah Leaders Israel Has Targeted

Hashem Safieddine, the presumed successor to Hassan Nasrallah, is the latest Hezbollah leader Israel says it has killed.

World - The New York Times - October 23

Hezbollah Names Naim Qassem as Its New Leader

Mr. Qassem had been the Lebanese militant group’s longtime deputy. He replaces Hassan Nasrallah, who was assassinated in an Israeli airstrike last month.

World - The New York Times - October 29

Lebanon's Hezbollah names replacement for slain former leader

Naim Qassem is a founding member of Hezbollah and has been the party's deputy secretary general since the early 1990's.

Hezbollah announces new leader after Nasrallah killed

Hezbollah has named Sheikh Naim Qassem as its next leader, though Israel, suggesting it will target him, has already threatened that his time in the role would be “temporary.” “Temporary ...

Politics - The Hill - October 29

Hezbollah announces Naim Qassem as new leader

Hezbollah's leader Hassan Nasrallah and heir apparent Hashem Safieddine were killed in recent weeks.

Middle East Crisis: Israeli Military Says It Killed Top Hezbollah Leader

Hashem Safieddine was widely seen as a potential successor to his cousin, Hassan Nasrallah, the armed group’s former leader whom Israel also killed in September. There was no immediate confirmation ...

World - The New York Times - October 23

Israel says it killed likely successor to slain Hezbollah leader

Israel said it had killed Hashem Safieddine, the Hezbollah official set to become the militant group’s next leader, in an airstrike outside Beirut this month.

Likely next Hezbollah leader Hashem Safieddine killed in Beirut, Israel says

Israel's military said Hashem Safieddine, the man expected to take over Hezbollah leadership after Hassan Nasrallah's death, was killed during an operation in Beirut earlier in October. CBS News' ...

Hezbollah announces new leader, Israel bans U.N. Palestinian Refugee Agency

The Lebanese-based Hezbollah militant group says it has appointed Naim Qassem as its new leader after the killing of Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike last month. Meanwhile, Israeli ...

Israeli strikes pound Lebanon's Baalbek as new Hezbollah leader gives speech

Strikes hit Lebanon's Baalbek area after Israel warned residents to evacuate. Meanwhile, new Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem gave his first public speech since taking command. CBS News' Holly Williams ...

Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu attacked by Israeli opposition for sacking Gallant

Opponents say decision was to protect ultra-Orthodox from conscription and ‘will damage security’. Lebanon’s army has issued a warning to residents in the Ghobeiry area of the southern suburbs of ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

Middle East crisis live: Hezbollah confirms death of prospective leader Hashem Safieddine in Israeli attack

Militant group confirms death of official who had been expected to succeed Hassan Nasrallah. In a statement on its official Telegram channel, Israel’s military has claimed that overnight it struck ...

World - The Guardian - October 23

Lebanon's Hezbollah says it has chosen Naim Kassem as its new leader after the killing of Hassan Nasrallah

World - ABC News - October 29

Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: Hezbollah confirms Naim Qassem as new leader

The war continues between Israel and forces in Gaza and Lebanon.

Israeli strike in northern Gaza kills at least 60, officials say, as Hezbollah announces new leader

Gaza's Health Ministry says an Israeli strike on a five-story building where displaced Palestinians were sheltering in the northern Gaza Strip killed at least 60 people, more than half of them ...

World - ABC News - October 29

Middle East latest: Hezbollah picks a new leader and Israel bombs southern Lebanon

Lebanon’s Hezbollah has chosen Sheikh Naim Kassem to succeed longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike last month

World - ABC News - October 29

Israel says strike from Lebanon kills at least 5; new Hezbollah leader gives first public speech

Israeli officials say at least five people were killed when a projectile fired from Lebanon struck in northern Israel on Thursday. The attack came after Hezbollah's new leader, Naim Qassem, gave ...

Germany's coalition collapses dramatically. Scholz plans to lead with a minority government

Germany’s leader is expected to lead the country with a minority government after the collapse of the coalition

World - ABC News - November 7

What Biden is expecting from his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping

President Biden will attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South America. During the visit, he will meet with allies and Chinese President Xi Jinping. CBS News' Natalie Brand has ...

Middle East crisis live: Iran ‘not seeking war’, president says; protesters disrupt speech by Netanyahu

One killed and at least 29 injured after truck hits bus stop in Israel; protesters shout ‘shame on you’ as Israeli PM speaks at memorial ceremony for victims of Hamas attack. See all our Middle ...

World - The Guardian - October 27

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Top Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine is dead

Top Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine was killed in an Israeli airstrike

World - ABC News - October 23

Hezbollah confirms death of Nasrallah's heir apparent

The armed group paid tribute to Hashem Safieddine as a “a great leader and a great martyr”.

Has Hezbollah Been Weakened by Israel’s Recent Attacks?

Despite losing leaders and weapons stockpiles, the militant group remains resilient, experts say.

World - The New York Times - October 25

Israel recovers from deadly Hezbollah strikes

Hezbollah airstrikes in northern Israel killed seven people on Thursday. Middle East tensions continued to rise amid ongoing attacks, and the U.S. raised concerns over Israel's ban on aid ...

Israel says Hezbollah operative captured in naval raid

The office of Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said the country would submit a complaint to the UN Security Council.

Israeli naval commandos abduct Hezbollah operative: Report

Israeli naval commandos abducted a senior Hezbollah operative in an operation in the northern Lebanese town of Batroun, officials said Saturday. Lebanese authorities said earlier Saturday they were ...

Politics - The Hill - November 3

Israeli naval commandos abduct Hezbollah operative: Report

World - Yahoo News - November 3

Israel says Hezbollah commander and jihadist killed

World - Yahoo News - November 4

Hezbollah launches renewed rocket attacks on northern Israel

World - Yahoo News - November 7

Israel continues attacks on Gaza Strip and Lebanon's Hezbollah

World - Yahoo News - November 10

Israeli defence minister: No ceasefire deal with Hezbollah

World - Yahoo News - November 12

Hezbollah media chief killed in Israeli strike in Beirut

The head of Hezbollah's media office, Mohamad Afif, was one of the group's few remaining public faces.

US awaits Lebanon response to Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire plan

It comes amid escalating Israeli strikes seemingly aimed at pressurising Hezbollah and the government.

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