Live: Israeli Airstrikes Hit Beirut, Gaza, and the Occupied West Bank
By mahbub
Published On 4 Oct 20244 Oct 2024
In the occupied West Bank, at least 18 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Tulkarem refugee camp.
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) confirmed that 21 Palestinians were killed as three UN-run school shelters in Gaza were hit by Israeli forces over two days.
Iran has sent a message to Washington through Qatar, stating it does not seek a regional war but "the phase of unilateral self-restraint has ended," according to an Iranian source via Al Jazeera.
In Gaza, Israeli attacks since October 2023 have killed at least 41,788 people and injured 96,794. In Israel, 1,139 people were killed, and over 200 taken captive in Hamas-led attacks on October 7.
**Live: Israeli Airstrikes Hit Beirut, Gaza, and the Occupied West Bank**
**Who is Hezbollah's Hashem Safieddine?**
Israeli media report that Hashem Safieddine—cousin of assassinated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah—was the target of a massive airstrike that rocked Beirut overnight, causing significant damage and leveling residential buildings in the southern suburbs.
**What we know about Safieddine:**
- Safieddine is considered a top contender to succeed Nasrallah as Hezbollah’s leader, alongside Naim Qassem, the group’s deputy secretary-general.
- Born in 1964 in the village of Deir Qanoun en-Nahr, near Tyre, he studied theology with Nasrallah in Najaf (Iraq) and Qom (Iran) before both joined Hezbollah in its early days.
- He leads Hezbollah’s executive council and holds key positions in its Shura (Consultative) Council and Jihad Council.
- Safieddine has strong connections to Iran. His son, Redha, is married to the daughter of Qassem Soleimani, the Iranian general killed in a U.S. airstrike in 2020.
**Who is Hezbollah's Hashem Safieddine?**
Israeli media report that Hashem Safieddine—cousin of assassinated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah—was the target of a massive airstrike that rocked Beirut overnight, causing significant damage and leveling residential buildings in the southern suburbs.
**What we know about Safieddine:**
- Safieddine is considered a top contender to succeed Nasrallah as Hezbollah’s leader, alongside Naim Qassem, the group’s deputy secretary-general.
- Born in 1964 in the village of Deir Qanoun en-Nahr, near Tyre, he studied theology with Nasrallah in Najaf (Iraq) and Qom (Iran) before both joined Hezbollah in its early days.
- He leads Hezbollah’s executive council and holds key positions in its Shura (Consultative) Council and Jihad Council.
- Safieddine has strong connections to Iran. His son, Redha, is married to the daughter of Qassem Soleimani, the Iranian general killed in a U.S. airstrike in 2020.
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