Israeli media reports that Hachem Safieddine, the presumed next leader of Hezbollah, was the target of Israeli airstrikes in the southern suburbs of Beirut. Safieddine, the head of Hezbollah’s executive council, is believed to be the most likely candidate to replace the late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in a previous Israeli airstrike. The airstrikes on Friday targeted Safieddine, with similarities to the explosions that killed Nasrallah. Israeli media reports that the strikes used 2000-lb bunker buster bombs, leaving deep craters.
The Israeli military is issuing new evacuation warnings for civilians near a building in the Hadath Beirut neighborhood. The evacuation orders come as Israel intensifies its airstrikes on Beirut, with reports of multiple strikes hitting the southern suburbs. The attacks have resulted in the deaths of 37 people in the last 24 hours, according to Lebanese authorities.
The situation in the Middle East remains tense, with escalating violence between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, as well as continued attacks on Gaza. The international community is calling for restraint and urging for a peaceful resolution to the conflict. The US President Joe Biden has indicated that the US is discussing possible Israeli strikes on Iranian oil facilities in response to recent events in the region.
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