Israel's Netanyahu says slain Hezbollah chief's successor is dead

Israel's prime minister said Tuesday that his country's military has killed the presumed successor to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli attack in Beirut on September 27.

Hashem Safieddine was Nasrallah's cousin and a senior official in the organization and expected to replace him. He has not been heard from since last week, when Israel launched a series of intense air strikes on the