Hezbollah Elects Noim Qassem as Second-in-Command Following the 'Assassination' of Nasrallah's Successor

Leading the Organization After Nasrallah's Assassination

Lebanon's pro-Iran armed group Hezbollah announced on the 29th (local time) that it has elected Naeem Qassem, the deputy secretary-general, as the successor to Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed by the Israeli military.

According to the AP and other sources on the same day, Qassem, the new secretary-general, has effectively led the organization since Nasrallah was assassinated last month and is considered Hezbollah's second-in-command.

The Israeli military conducted an airstrike on the Dahieh area on the outskirts of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, on the 27th of last month, killing Nasrallah. It was also confirmed on the 23rd that his cousin and a candidate for the next leader, Hashim Safieddine, died earlier this month in an Israeli airstrike.

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed last month. [Image source=Yonhap News]

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