Israel don kill top official wey dem expect to be Hezbollah next leader

Di Israeli army talk say, one of dem airstrike wey dem do outside Beirut earlier inside dis month don neutralize one top Hezbollah official wey plenty pipo don dey expect go be di group next leader October 4, 2024.

But, no immediate official confirmation don come from di terror organization group about di fate of Hashem Safieddine.

Safieddine, wey be powerful cleric for di party, dem expect make e take over from Hassan Nasrallah, one of di group founders, wey dem kill for Israeli airstrike for September.

According to di military report, Safieddine don die alongside di head of di Lebanese terror group intelligence division, Hussein Ali Hazima, during di strike wey happen for October 4, 2024.

Di strike target Hezbollah underground intelligence headquarters for Beirut, wey di army talk say dey “for di heart of civilian population” for di southern suburb of di Lebanese capital, wey dem dey call Dahiyeh.

Di IDF talk say more than 25 members of Hezbollah intelligence division dey for di headquarters wen di strike happen, including other top commanders.

Safieddine don dey out of contact since di strike, but na only on Tuesday 10, di IDF talk say dem fit confirm him death.

“We don reach [Hassan] Nasrallah, him replacement, and most of Hezbollah leadership.

We go sabi how to reach anybody wey dey threaten di security of Israel citizens,” IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen.

Herzi Halevi talk for remarks wey di military provide

Safieddine, wey di US State Department don designate as terrorist for 2017, na cousin of Nasrallah and, na cleric wey dey wear di black turban wey show say e dey come from Islam Prophet Mohammed, Times of Israel report.

Grey-bearded and bespectacled, Safieddine get strong resemblance to Nasrallah but e dey several years younger, wey dey around im late 50s or early 60s.

One source wey dey close to Hezbollah tell AFP for early October say di deeply religious cleric Safieddine, wey get good relationship with Hezbollah backer Iran, na di “most likely” candidate for di party top job.

Moreover, Safieddine don take prominent role to dey speak for Hezbollah during di past year, dey address funerals and other events wey Nasrallah don dey avoid for security reasons.

E be di first Hezbollah official wey talk for public afta Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel, tell rally for Beirut southern suburbs on October 8, 2023, say di group “guns and our rockets dey with you.

Everything we get dey with you.”

Wetin really happen be say

Israeli airstrike late Monday for Beirut destroy plenty buildings for di road wey dey across from di country biggest public hospital, kill 18 pipo and wound at least 60 others.

Di Israeli military talk say dem strike Hezbollah target, but dem no go into details, and dem talk say dem no target di hospital itself.

AP reporters go Rafik Hariri University Hospital on Tuesday.

Dem see broken windows for di hospital pharmacy and dialysis center, wey dey full of patients at dat time.

Staff for anoda Beirut hospital dey fear say dem go target am afta Israel talk say Hezbollah don hide hundreds of millions of dollars for cash and gold for di basement, but dem no show any evidence.

Di director of Sahel General Hospital deny di allegations and invite journalists make dem come visit di hospital and im two underground floors on Tuesday.

AP reporters no see any sign of militants or anything wey no normal.

Di few patients wey still dey don evacuate afta di Israeli military announcement di night before.

“We don dey live for terror for di last 24 hours,” hospital director Mazen Alame talk. “Nothing dey under di hospital.”

Plenty pipo for Lebanon dey fear say Israel fit target dem hospitals di same way wey dem don raid medical facilities for Gaza.

Di Israeli military don accuse Hamas and other militants say dem dey use hospitals for military purpose, allegations wey medical staff deny.

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