BEIRUT: Israel claimed that it had targeted the intelligence headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut, Lebanon overnight and was evaluating the damage on Friday following a series of attacks on senior figures in the group that Iran’s Supreme Leader rejected as counterproductive.
The air strike on Beirut, part of a wider attack that has driven over 1.2 million Lebanese from their houses, was reported to have targeted the potential successor to the chief of Tehran-backed Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, killed by Israeli strike a week ago.
Hashem Safieddine’s fate was unclear and neither Hezbollah nor Israel have offered any comment over the development.
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However, US President Joe Biden said on Friday that he would think alternatives to striking Iranian oil fields if he were in Israel’s shoes, saying that he thinks Israel has not yet ended how to respond to Tehran.
But Donald Trump, currently campaigning for another term in power, went so far as to suggest Israel should “hit” Iran’s nuclear sites. President Biden said that Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “should remember” Washington’s support for Israel when taking decision on next steps.
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