Israel's Gallant says it appears Nasrallah's replacement has been eliminated

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on Tuesday that it appears that the replacement of slain Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has been eliminated. Hashem Safieddine, a top Hezbollah official was widely expected to succeed Nasrallah. Safieddine had been running Hezbollah alongside its deputy secretary general Naim Qassem since Nasrallah's assassination and was expected to be formally elected as its next secretary general, although no official announcement had yet been made.