Hezbollah elects Naim Kassem as new chief after Nasrallah’s death

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Hezbollah elects Naim Kassem as new chief after Nasrallah’s death

Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group says it has chosen Naim Kassem to replace its slain leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in September in an Israeli airstrike.

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Hezbollah has elected a new chief, Naim Kassem, the militant group announced in a statement on Tuesday.

Kassem had been deputy to Hassan Nasrallah for over three decades, who was killed in September in an Israeli airstrike. He has served as the militant group’s acting leader since Nasrallah’s death.

Hezbollah vowed to continue with Nasrallah’s policies “until victory is achieved.”