Hezbollah names deputy head Naim Qassem as successor to slain chief Nasrallah
By : AP
Update: 2024-10-29 09:09 GMT
Beirut: Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group on Tuesday said it chose Naim Kassem to replace its slain leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike last month.
Kassem, a longtime deputy to Nasrallah, has served as the militant group's acting leader since Nasrallah's death.
The group said in a statement that Hezbollah's decision-making Shura Council elected Kassem, who had been Nasrallah's deputy leader for over three decades, as the new secretary-general.
Hezbollah vowed to continue with Nasrallah's policies 'until victory is achieved'.