BEIRUT, LEBANON — On Tuesday, October 29, 2024, Iran-aligned Hezbollah announced the appointment of Naeem Qassem as its new Secretary-General, succeeding Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli strike in southern Beirut on September 27. Prior to Nasrallah's death, Qassem served...
On September 30, 2024, Naeem Qassem, the Deputy Secretary-General of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, suggested that he may be appointed as the party’s new leader following the death of Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Friday, along with four others, including a deputy c...