Hashem Safieddine, di senior leader of Hezbollah, don become di latest target of Israeli air strikes in Beirut, Lebanon. Safieddine, wey be cousin and potential successor to Hassan Nasrallah, di former leader of Hezbollah, was reportedly targeted in di strikes on October 3.
Safieddine join Hezbollah soon after di group form in di 1980s and he rise through di ranks to become one of di top leaders. He be di head of Hezbollah’s executive branch, which oversee di group’s political affairs, and he also be member of di Shura Council and di Jihad Council, which manage di group’s military operations.
Di United States designate Safieddine as terrorist in 2017, and he also have close ties to Iran. He study in di holy Shi’ite city of Qom in central Iran and his brother be Hezbollah’s representative to Iran. His son even marry di daughter of Qassem Soleimani, di top Iranian commander wey U.S. air strike kill in Iraq in 2020.
Di recent Israeli strikes on Beirut cause significant damage and fear, with multiple explosions rocking di suburbs of Beirut and killing several people. Di strikes also cut off a road near di Masnaa border crossing between Lebanon and Syria, which be escape route for hundreds of thousands of Lebanese civilians fleeing di conflict.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei set to give rare public sermon on October 4 as fears of wider regional conflict in di Middle East grow. Di situation dey very tense, and di future of Hezbollah leadership still dey uncertain as no one confirm if Safieddine survive di attack or not.
