Seven Hezbollah senior leaders killed in Israeli’s strikes

The Israeli military announced on Sunday November 29 that it had killed another senior Hezbollah official in an airstrike, further escalating pressure on the militant group following a series of high-profile losses, including the assassination of its top leader, Hassan Nasrallah.
The military confirmed that Nabil Kaouk, the deputy head of Hezbollah’s Central Council, was killed on Saturday. Hezbollah acknowledged his death, marking him as the seventh senior leader to be eliminated by Israeli strikes in just over a week. Among the casualties are key founding members who had evaded capture or assassination for decades.
Earlier, Hezbollah confirmed the death of Ali Karaki, another senior commander, who was killed in Friday’s airstrike alongside leader Hassan Nasrallah. The Israeli military reported that the strike, targeting an underground compound in Beirut, resulted in the deaths of Nasrallah and several other high-ranking officials. Additionally, Israel stated that at least 20 Hezbollah militants were killed in the operation, including two close associates of Nasrallah, one of whom was responsible for his security.
Alongside these targeted killings, Israeli warplanes and drones launched strikes across Lebanon on Sunday. Lebanon’s health ministry reported that two consecutive airstrikes near Sidon, about 45 kilometers south of Beirut, claimed at least 24 lives. Separate strikes in the Baalbek-Hermel region resulted in 21 more fatalities and at least 47 injuries. The Israeli military confirmed another strike on Beirut later that day but did not disclose further details.
With Nasrallah’s death, Naim Kassem, Hezbollah’s deputy leader since 1991 and one of its founding members, has become the group’s most senior official. Kassem, often speculated to be a target, has been conducting interviews with local and international media during the ongoing conflict.
Hezbollah’s Central Council head, Hashim Safieddine, is widely considered to be Nasrallah’s likely successor. Safieddine, a cousin of Nasrallah, is also connected to the late Iranian General Qassem Soleimani through family ties. He, like Nasrallah, has been with Hezbollah since its inception and also wears the black turban symbolizing his clerical lineage.
Two remaining top commanders, Talal Hamieh and Abu Ali Reda, are still alive but are reportedly under the close watch of the Israeli military, with both believed to be next in Israel’s sights.