The Israeli army, through its spokesperson Avichay Adraee officially confirmed in a statement on Tuesday evening the assassination of the head of Hezbollah’s Executive Council, Hashem Safieddine. On October 8, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had previously announced the assassination of Safieddine, a Hezbollah leader who was a candidate to succeed Hassan Nasrallah as the …

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