"hashem-safieddine"

The ceremony at the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium drew delegations from 70 countries, including Iran, Xinhua news agency reported quoting Lebanese broadcaster al-Jadeed.

Dozens of rockets fired by militant group aimed as far south as Haifa, Israeli government warns residents north of coastal city to limit activities

Among those reportedly present was Hashem Safieddine, a cousin and potential successor to the recently assassinated Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah. The strikes on Thursday caused powerful explosions that shook buildings across Beirut, reverberating throughout the densely populated Dahyia neighborhood.

Military had intelligence indicating that a meeting of key Hezbollah leaders was taking place in an underground bunker in Dahyia