The Israeli military say they killed the cleric tipped to succeed the late Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in an air strike nearly three weeks ago.
Hashem Safieddine died in air strikes on the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
Hezbollah, a powerful Lebanese Shia Muslim organisation fighting Israel, has not confirmed Safieddine’s death.
Its previous leader, Nasrallah, was killed by an Israeli air strike on Beirut on 27 September.
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