Contradicting Netanyahu, IDF spokesman says not sure Nasrallah’s successor has been killed

By Emanuel Fabian

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8 October 2024, 9:12 pm

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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

IDF spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari speaks to reporters on October 1, 2024. (Screenshot/IDF)

After Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hezbollah terror chief Hassan Nasrallah’s projected successor has been killed, IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari says the military is still looking into the results of the strike.

Asked at a press conference about the alleged assassination on Thursday of top Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine, Hagari says: “We struck Hezbollah’s intelligence headquarters in Beirut… this is the headquarters of the head of the intelligence division, Abu Abdullah Mortada. We know that Hashem Safieddine was there with him. The results of this strike are still being looked into, Hezbollah is trying to hide the details. When we know, we will update the public.”