Safi al-Din is considered the candidate to succeed the leader of the Lebanese Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallahwho was assassinated in an Israeli raid on October 27 last.
Huge explosions occurred in the southern suburb of Beirut on Thursday night, as a result of violent Israeli raids on the area.
A Sky News Arabia correspondent said that the site of the explosions was “very close to an airport.” Beirut International,” noting that its echoes reverberated throughout the Lebanese capital.
Agence France-Presse quoted a source close to Hezbollahsaying that 11 consecutive Israeli raids targeted the southern suburb of Beirut.