Israel confirmed that it killed Hashem Safieddine, the presumed heir apparent of Hezbollah, in an airstrike on Beirut. Safieddine is a cousin of former Hezbollah General Secretary Hassan Nasrallah, who was assassinated in an Israeli airstrike late last month.

The Israeli military confirmed Tuesday that Hashem Safieddine, who was believed to be Hezbollah’s next top official, was killed in an Israeli attack. He was found to have been killed in an Oct. 4 airstrike that targeted Hezbollah’s intelligence division hiding in Beirut,

Hezbollah on Wednesday confirmed that Hashem Safieddine, a top official who was expected to be the next leader of the Lebanese militia and political party, was killed in Israeli airstrike, according to The Associated Press.