Israel’s military campaign against Hezbollah has assassinated several top leaders of the Lebanese militant group. On Tuesday, Israel announced another killing: Hashem Safieddine, a cousin and the presumed successor to Hezbollah’s recently assassinated leader.
Mr. Safieddine was killed in an airstrike in early October that targeted a meeting of Hezbollah leaders south of Beirut, the Israeli military said. At the time, several Israeli officials said that Mr. Safieddine had been a target of the attack, one of the heaviest bombardments to hit the area since an Israeli assault that killed Hezbollah’s longtime leader, Hassan Nasrallah, on Sept. 27.
The Israeli military did not provide evidence for its assertion that Mr. Safieddine had been killed, and Hezbollah has not commented on his fate. Above is a look at who has been killed among the group’s leadership.
