Hezbollah heir apparent Safieddine out of contact after strikes

Another source close to Hezbollah previously told AFP that the deeply religious cleric Safieddine, who has family ties to Nasrallah and good relations with its backer Iran, was the "most likely" candidate for the party's top job. Grey-bearded and bespectacled, Safieddine bears a striking resemblance to his distant cousin Nasrallah, but is several years his junior, aged in his late 50s or early 60s. A week after massive Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs killed longtime leader Nasrallah...