Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says in a video address that Israeli strikes have ‘taken out’ the successors of the assassinated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike on 27 September. Netanyahu also addresses the people of Lebanon directly and tells them to ‘free’ the country from the militant group funded by Iran.
Earlier, Israel’s defence minister, Yoav Gallant, said Hashem Safieddine, the man expected to replace Nasrallah, had probably been ‘eliminated’. At least 1,400 Lebanese people, including civilians, medics and Hezbollah fighters, have been killed and 1.2 million – about a quarter of the population – have been driven from their homes since Israel’s offensive began
Israeli military deploys fourth division in Lebanon ground offensive
