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Israeli airstrikes target senior Hezbollah official in Beirut, raising concerns about escalating tensions and potential repercussions for regional stability.

Nasrallah was Hezbollah’s leader since 1992. His killing leaves a major void in the group’s leadership.

Hezbollah leader was killed by an Israeli strike on Beirut – what does this mean for the Lebanese group?

Hashem Safieddine, a potential successor to his slain cousin Hassan Nasrallah, is one of Hezbollah's most prominent figures and has deep religious and family ties to the Shiite Muslim movement's patron Iran.

The death of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah is prompting speculation over the future of the militant group and what it will mean for Lebanon as well as for the broader Middle East. Attention is also turning to the man widely regarded as Nasrallah's heir apparent, Hashem Safieddine.

Who will be the next supreme leader isn’t clear. But the regime is unlikely to extend its hand to anyone but ultra-loyalists, says Lina Khatib of Chatham House

Lebanese militant group Hezbollah put on a show of force, extending a rare media invitation to one of its training sites in southern Lebanon, where its forces staged a simulated military exercise

The Hezbollah party escalated its rhetoric on Monday warning its political rivals in Lebanon of the repercussions of failing to support its presidential candidate, Marada leader Sueliman Franjieh, for the presidency. Hezbollah has endorsed Franjieh for the top state post in return for appointing Former President of the United Nations…