Netanyahu Says Israeli Forces Eliminated Slain Hezbollah Chief Nasrallah's Heir Hashem Safieddine4Photo© dnaindia.com

Netanyahu Says Israeli Forces Eliminated Slain Hezbollah Chief Nasrallah's Heir Hashem Safieddine

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that the country's forces have successfully targeted and eliminated potential successors to the recently deceased Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.

In a video message released on Tuesday (local time), Netanyahu said, "We've degraded Hezbollah's capabilities. We took out thousands of terrorists, including Nasrallah himself and Nasrallah's replacement, and the replacement of the replacement."

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Addressing the people of Lebanon, Netanyahu urged them "to reclaim their country from the grip" of Hezbollah. "Lebanon was once known for its tolerance, for its beauty. Today, it's a place of chaos, a place of war," he stated.