Israel launches blitz targeting Hezbollah’s ‘next leader’ in secret bunker – as IDF kills 15 terrorists in close combat

ISRAEL has launched different devastating blitz successful a concealed bunker successful an effort to hitch retired Hezbollah's caller presumed boss.

In their biggest strikes yet connected Hezbollah, the IDF pounded targets southbound of Beirut, wherever galore of the panic group's compounds are located.

One of the targets was Hashem Safieddine - a elder authoritative regarded to beryllium Nasrallah's successor aft the 64-year-old panic main was assassinated successful an airstrike past week.

Safieddine, who was Nasrallah's relative and closest adjutant was often regarded arsenic the panic group's 2nd successful bid and was rumoured to beryllium successful enactment to go the group’s caller secretary-general.

Three Israeli officials told Axios the IDF struck a Hezbollah bunker heavy underground.

He was targeted aft calling a gathering of elder commanders to an underground bunker successful the Dahieh suburb.

A barrage of bunker-buster bombs similar the ones which wiped retired Nasrallah connected Friday was launched from Israeli F15 jets.

It remains unclear whether Safieddine was killed astatine the strike.

Israel carried retired a bid of monolithic airstrikes successful Beirut and different that chopped disconnected the main borderline crossing betwixt Lebanon and Syria.

The IDF said connected Thursday it had struck implicit 200 targets crossed Lebanon sidesplitting 15 Hezbollah members.

The subject said among those killed was elder Hezbollah militant, Mohammed Anisi.

In a uncommon appearance, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Tehran would not "procrastinate oregon unreserved to transportation retired its duty" successful confronting Israel.

"The superb enactment of our equipped forces a mates of nights agone was wholly ineligible and legitimate," helium said, referring to Iran's rocket onslaught connected Israel.

The IDF has besides killed a apical Hamas commandant successful a deadly combatant pitchy airstrike successful Tulkarem.

The subject said the onslaught was carried retired arsenic elder Hamas commandant Zahi Yaser Abd al-Razeq Oufi was readying a violent onslaught "in the contiguous clip frame."

His decease comes arsenic different elder Hamas leader, who was Yahya Sinwar's right-hand antheral was besides killed successful Gaza.

Rawhi Mushtaha, the main of Hamas’s authorities successful Gaza, was killed successful a bid of airstrikes successful July, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) announced.

At slightest 1 onslaught deed extracurricular the perimeter of the planetary airdrome and fume was seen adjacent aft jets were heard overhead.

So far, crushed clashes between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants person been confined to a constrictive portion on the border.

At slightest 9 Israeli soldiers person been killed successful battles arsenic troops are advancing successful confederate Lebanon trying to hitch retired Hezbollah fighters.

The caller question of strikes came aft Israel issued different evacuation bid for communities crossed confederate Lebanon.

Thousands of civilians person already fled the country's southbound arsenic the showdown betwixt Hezbollah and Israel intensifies.

But Israel expanded its no-go portion and told citizens to urgently permission 25 areas.