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Top Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine is dead

Headline from Local News 8

Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Hashem Safieddine, a strongman who rose through the ranks of the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah over decades to become the second-most powerful person within the organization, has died.

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  1. Portland Press Herald

    Israel says it killed Hezbollah official expected to be group’s next leader (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    Hashem Safieddine was killed in Beirut earlier this month in a strike that killed 25 other leaders.

  2. NPR

    Israel says it killed a top Hezbollah official expected to be the group's next leader (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The Israeli military said that one of its airstrikes earlier this month killed Hashem Safieddine. There was no immediate confirmation from the militant group about the fate of top official.

  3. Breitbart News

    IDF Confirms Hezbollah's Next-in-Line Killed in Early October Airstrike (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    The IDF confirmed Tuesday that Hezbollah's next-in-line, Hashim Safieddine, was killed in an airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon, in early October.

  4. Newsweek

    Hezbollah's next expected leader was killed earlier this month, Israel says (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Israeli officials said Hashem Safieddine was killed in an airstrike.

  5. The Guardian

    Israel confirms killing of presumed next leader of Hezbollah (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    IDF says strikes in Dahiyeh in early October killed Hashem Safieddine, as well as the head of the militant group’s intelligence branch

  6. Hawaiitribune Herald

    Israel confirms death of heir apparent to slain Hezbollah leader (opens Hawaiitribune Herald)

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    Hawaiitribune Herald's feed description

    TEL AVIV/JERUSALEM/CAIRO — Israel on Tuesday confirmed it had killed Hashem Safieddine, the heir apparent to late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah who was killed last month in an Israeli attack targeting the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group.

  7. The Guardian

    Middle East crisis live: Israel says it killed Hezbollah’s presumed next leader (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Israeli military says strikes in Beirut earlier this month killed Hashem Safieddine

  8. Local News 8

    Top Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine is dead (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Hashem Safieddine, a strongman who rose through the ranks of the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah over decades to become the second-most powerful person within the organization, has died.

  9. WHDH Boston

    Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine killed in Israeli airstrike - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    BEIRUT (AP) — Hashem Safieddine, a strongman who rose through the ranks of the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah over decades to become the second-most powerful person

  10. NBC4 Washington

    Israel says it killed Hezbollah official who was set to be group's next leader (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    Israel said Tuesday that it had killed the Hezbollah official poised to become the militant group’s next leader.

  11. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Israel says it killed a Hezbollah official expected to be the group's next leader (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    Hashem Safieddine, a Hezbollah official widely expected to replace the militant group's longtime leader, was killed in an airstrike last month.

  12. UPI

    Presumed next leader of Hezbollah is dead, Israel says (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Israel declared it killed Hashem Safieddine, the presumed new leader of Hezbollah, in an airstrike on Beirut early this month.

  13. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Top Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine killed in an Israeli airstrike (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    He was widely expected to be elected the group’s next leader after the death of Hassan Nasrallah, one of its founders.

  14. Washington Examiner

    Israel confirms death of Hezbollah heir apparent (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Hashem Safieddine is a cousin of former Hezbollah General Secretary Hassan Nasrallah, who was assassinated late last month.

  15. Newsweek

    Hezbollah confirms death of Hashem Safieddine, group's next expected leader (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Israeli officials on Tuesday said Safieddine was killed in an airstrike earlier this month.

  16. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Israel confirms death of heir apparent to slain Hezbollah leader | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    TEL AVIV/JERUSALEM/CAIRO >> Israel today confirmed it had killed Hashem Safieddine, the heir apparent to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah who was previously killed in an Israeli attack targeting the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group.

  17. The Columbian

    Israel says it killed a Hezbollah official expected to be the group’s next leader in airstrike (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    BEIRUT — The Israeli military said Tuesday that one of its airstrikes outside Beirut earlier this month killed a top Hezbollah official who had been widely expected to be the group’s next leader.

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