Israeli airstrikes focus on Hashem Safieddine, a potential successor to Hezbollah

A fresh Israeli airstrike in Beirut has targeted Hashem Safieddine, a potential successor to the late Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah.

CNN reports that Safieddine is one of the possible successors of late Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli strike last week.

The report said it was unclear if the strike killed Safieddine.

This is even as nearly two dozen projectiles were identified crossing into Israeli territory from Lebanon after sirens sounded in Haifa and the Galilee region.

However, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated that about 20 projectiles were detected in the Haifa Bay and Western Galilee areas.

IDF said that most of the projectiles were intercepted, with the rest falling in open areas.