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Hezbollah's Safieddine, who was likely to succeed Nasrallah, 'unreachable' since Friday

The strikes have also hindered rescue efforts in the area, raising concerns over Hezbollah's leadership and the ongoing conflict in the region.
Hassan Nasrallah Poster in Beirut

Cairo: Israeli air strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs since Friday have kept rescue workers from searching the site of an Israeli strike suspected to have killed Hezbollah’s anticipated next leader, three Lebanese security sources told Reuters on Saturday.

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One of the sources said Safieddine, widely expected to succeed slain leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, had been unreachable since the strike on Friday.

—Reuters

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