Israeli strike on Beirut targets senior Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine: Report

An Israeli strike on Beirut targeted senior Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine, news agency Reuters reported, citing news outlet Axios. Safieddine is the man widely regarded as the heir of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Israel hit Beirut at midnight on Thursday with an intense barrage of airstrikes, presumably while Safieddine was attending a meeting of senior Hezbollah officials in an underground bunker, according to The New York Times. The bombardment was one of the heaviest in the area since Israel killed Nasrallah.