Hezbollah’s likely new leader Hashem Safieddine is like his late predecessor, Hassan Nasrallah, a staunch critic of Israel and the West, with deep alliances with the Iranian leadership.

An Israeli airstrike in Beirut has reportedly targeted senior Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine, widely viewed as the successor to the slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. The news of Nasrallah's likely successor was first reported by Reuters,

A cousin and possible successor to Hassan Nasrallah, the Hezbollah leader assassinated by Israel, Safieddine joined the group soon after it was formed and rose quickly up its ranks.