Hezbollah leader’s likely successor killed by Israeli strike

Hezbollah confirmed that Hashem Safieddine, a possible successor to the group’s late leader Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an attack in Beirut. Follow for live news updates.

• Hezbollah confirmed that a possible successor to the group’s late leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an attack in Beirut. Israel’s military earlier said Hashem Safieddine was killed about three weeks ago. Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon are ongoing, hitting the southern city of Tyre on Wednesday, according to Lebanese state-run media. • Medicine, food and fuel is in short supply at northern Gaza’s hospitals, with health officials warning the area is at “a breaking point” as Israeli bombardment intensifies. A UN report warned Israel’s war against Hamas could set back Gaza by nearly 70 years. • US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called on Israel to use its military successes against Hamas to end the war in Gaza, while pressing Netanyahu’s government to deliver more aid to the enclave. An Israeli official maintains his country’s aid policy in Gaza has not changed since a letter from Blinken and the US defense secretary last week. • The beachside home of leader Benjamin Netanyahu was damaged over the weekend in a drone strike claimed by Hezbollah, according to video footage. Hezbollah has confirmed the death of Hashem Safieddine, one of the candidates possibly slated to take charge of the group following the assassination of leader Hassan Nasrallah. The Israel Defense Forces said earlier that Safieddine was killed when the Israeli Air Force attacked the underground intelligence headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut’s southern suburbs about three weeks ago.