Hashem Safieddine, the presumed successor to former Lebanese Hezbollah secretary general Hassan Nasrallah, was killed along with those with him in an Israeli strike in southern Beirut on Friday, Saudi media outlet Al Hadath reported.

According to the media outlet, Israel confirmed Safieddine's death.

Israel allegedly tried to kill Safieddine in the Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh, Israeli media reported, citing Lebanese reports.