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Leader lauds Safieddine as ‘constant companion of Nasrallah
“He was one of Hezbollah’s most prominent figures and a constant companion of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. It was through the wisdom and courage of leaders like him that Hezbollah was able to shield Lebanon from the threat of disintegration and collapse, successfully neutralizing the threat posed by the occupying regime, whose brutal army at times trampled as far as Beirut,” Leader said in the message issued on Thursday, Press TV reported.
“His courage and sacrifices and those of other commanders and fighters of the Nasrallah axis were key in averting the threat of the occupation and annexation of southern Litani, Tyre, and other cities in the region by the Zionist regime,” the message added.
Hezbollah on Wednesday confirmed that Safieddine, who was touted as the likely replacement for Nasrallah, had been assassinated in an Israeli attack several weeks ago.