Channel 12 Israel revealed new details about the violent Israeli raids on the southern suburbs of Beirut, in the early hours of Friday morning.
Sky News Arabia sources reported that the target of the Israeli raid was the head of the executive council of the Lebanese Hezbollah, Hashem Safieddine, in what is considered one of the most violent strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut.
To date, there has been no official statement from Israel or Hezbollah confirming the attack.
Safieddine is considered a candidate to succeed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was assassinated in an Israeli raid on October 27.
Channel 12 Israel reported that the "unusual" attacks in the suburb were aimed at "Nasrallah's successor."
It added: "The Israeli army attacked the southern suburbs of Beirut forcefully after calling for the evacuation of many buildings in the area," noting that "it used dozens of tons of bombs, some of which penetrated the bunkers."
The channel reported that "the senior Hezbollah official and target of the attacks, Hashem Safieddine, was in a hideout, and it is not yet known whether he was killed" in the attack.
These details indicate that this attack is similar to another that took place about a week ago in the southern suburbs, in which Nasrallah was killed.
A source close to Hezbollah indicated that the number of successive raids reached 11, noting that they caused a loud noise that shook buildings, and their echoes reached areas outside Beirut and its suburbs, according to eyewitnesses.
The footage showed huge balls of flame rising from the targeted site, with thick clouds of smoke rising.
Head of the executive council of the Lebanese Hezbollah, Hashem Safieddine
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