BEIRUT (Sputnik) – Reports related to appointments and other organizational processes following the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah are not related to official statements from the movement’s leadership, Hezbollah’s press service said on Monday.
After the confirmation of Nasrallah’s death, some media outlets reported that there may be possible changes in Hezbollah leadership. According to sources, it was allegedly planned to appoint Hashem Safieddine as the new movement’s leader.
«Regarding the information spread after the death of the secretary general related to organizational matters, we would like to clarify that these messages have no meaning and are not related to the official statements of Hezbollah’s leadership,» the statement read.
Israel began carrying out massive strikes on southern and eastern Lebanon last Monday. Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of the General Staff Herzi Halevi labeled the offensive operation in Lebanon «Northern Arrows.» Hezbollah, in turn, fired dozens of rockets toward northern Israel. This escalation was preceded by a series of explosions of pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon from September 17-18, which killed over 40 people and injured nearly 3,500 others.
