Netanyahu announced the death of Nasrallah's successors.

"We have diminished Hezbollah's capabilities. We have eliminated thousands of terrorists, including Nasrallah himself, his successor, and his successor's successor," noted Netanyahu, without naming the deceased.

The Israeli Prime Minister also urged the Lebanese people to liberate their country from Hezbollah, "so that the war can end and Lebanon can prosper."

Last week, media reported the death of Hashem Safi al-Din, one of the founders of Hezbollah and a cousin of Nasrallah, due to an airstrike in Beirut. Safi al-Din was considered the leading candidate for the group's leadership. Neither the Israeli nor the Lebanese sides have officially confirmed Safi al-Din's demise.

At the end of September, Arab media reported that Safi al-Din had already been chosen as the head of Hezbollah, but the group did not confirm this information.

• Hezbollah is designated as a terrorist organization in the U.S. In the European Union, only the military wing of Hezbollah is classified as a terrorist organization, while the political party, which has its representatives in the Lebanese parliament, is not. During one of the Israeli attacks, the group's leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed.
• Hezbollah launched rockets at Israel the day after the attack by the Palestinian group Hamas, recognized as terrorist in the U.S. and EU, in October 2023. Since then, shelling along the border has occurred almost daily. Tens of thousands of residents have been evacuated from border areas on both sides.
• Israel initiated Operation "Northern Arrow" against Hezbollah on September 23. The operation aimed to destroy the military infrastructure of the terrorist organization and create conditions for the return of evacuated Israelis to their homes in the north of the country.