Hezbollah chief who was killed days after taking up post laid to rest in south Lebanon hometown
BEIRUT — The late leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah group who was killed in an Israeli airstrike days after he took the post was laid to rest in his southern hometown Monday, a day after his cousin and predecessor was buried in Beirut.
Hashem Safieddine , who was about 60, was killed in early October in a series of Israeli airstrikes in a southern suburb of Beirut at the height of the Israel-Hezbollah war. He was killed days after his cousin and predecessor Hassan Nasrallah was killed in Israeli airstrikes south of Beirut.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Associated Press
6 minutes ago
- Associated Press
Live updates: Israel attacks Iran's capital with explosions booming across Tehran
Israel attacked Iran's capital early Friday, with explosions booming across Tehran. The attack comes as tensions have reached new heights over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program. Update: Date: 2025-06-13 00:54:47 Title: The Israeli official said Iran is posing three threats to the state of Israel Content: First, he alleged that the Iranian government is advancing a 'secret program' to develop nuclear weapons. The U.S. intelligence community assesses that Iran is not actively pursuing a nuclear weapon. Secondly, the Israeli official said, Iran has thousands of ballistic missiles. Finally, he said Iran has been distributing weapons and arms to proxy groups across the region, like Hezbollah and Hamas. Update: Date: 2025-06-13 00:52:03 Title: Iran halted flights at Imam Khomeini International Airport outside of Tehran, state TV says Content: Iran has closed its airspace in the past when launching previous attacks against Israel during the Israel-Hamas war. Update: Date: 2025-06-13 00:44:50 Title: Trump on White House lawn as explosions begin Content: As the explosions in Tehran started, President Donald Trump was on the lawn of the White House mingling with members of Congress. It was unclear if he had been informed but the president continued shaking hands and posing for pictures for several minutes. Earlier in the day, Trump said an Israeli attack over Iran's nuclear program was not imminent 'but it looks like it's something that could very well happen.' The U.S. has been preparing for something to happen, pulling some diplomats from Iraq's capital and offering voluntary evacuations for the families of U.S. troops in the wider Middle East. The White House did not have an immediate comment Thursday night.
Associated Press
16 minutes ago
- Associated Press
Live updates: Israel attacks Iran
Israel attacked Iran's capital early Friday, with explosions booming across Tehran. The attack comes as tensions have reached new heights over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program. The Board of Governors at the International Atomic Energy Agency for the first time in 20 years on Thursday censured Iran over it not working with its inspectors. Iran immediately announced it would establish a third enrichment site in the country and swap out some centrifuges for more-advanced ones. Israel for years has warned it will not allow Iran to build a nuclear weapon, something Tehran insists it doesn't want — though officials there have repeatedly warned it could. ___ Here's the latest: Trump on White House lawn as explosions begin As the explosions in Tehran started, President Donald Trump was on the lawn of the White House mingling with members of Congress. It was unclear if he had been informed but the president continued shaking hands and posing for pictures for several minutes. Earlier in the day, Trump said an Israeli attack over Iran's nuclear program was not imminent 'but it looks like it's something that could very well happen.' The U.S. has been preparing for something to happen, pulling some diplomats from Iraq's capital and offering voluntary evacuations for the families of U.S. troops in the wider Middle East. The White House did not have an immediate comment Thursday night.
Washington Post
18 minutes ago
- Washington Post
Live updates: Israel strikes Iran
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said early Friday local time that Israel had launched a 'preemptive strike' against Iran, and declared a 'special emergency situation' in Israel in anticipation of a potential retaliatory attack. Trump administration officials had informed Israel that the United States would not militarily support potential attacks on Iran, according to two knowledgeable U.S. officials who, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the subject's sensitivity, The Washington Post reported. The U.S. moved on Wednesday to shrink its presence in the region as Tehran threatened to respond to any Israeli attack with counterstrikes targeting both Israel as well as U.S. forces and facilities scattered throughout the Middle East.
