The target of Israel's overnight airstrike on Hezbollah intelligence headquarters in Beirut , Lebanon, was Hashem Safieddine, the cousin and successor to the movement's slain leader Hassan Nasrallah, News.Az reports citing Gazeta.Ru .

​An Israeli airstrike on the southern suburbs of Beirut on Tuesday killed a Hezbollah commander who was a leading figure in its rocket division, News.Az reports citing Reuters . 

Mojtaba Amani, the ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Beirut was injured in a pager blast in Beirut, News.Az reports citing Mehr.