Hezbollah Replaces Slain Leader Nasrallah With Deputy Qasem
- Lebanese group says Naim Qasem will become its new leader
- Succeeds Hassan Nasrallah, who Israel assassinated last month
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Lebanese militant group Hezbollah announced that Naim Qasem will become its new leader, replacing long-standing chief Hassan Nasrallah, who Israel assassinated just over a month ago.
Hezbollah’s main decision-making body, the Shura Council, agreed to make Qasem, who’s been deputy leader since 1991, the new secretary-general, the group announced on Telegram on Tuesday.