Lebanese resistance group Hezbollah appointed senior leader Naim Qassem as its interim head after martyrdom of Hassan Nasrallah.
The Arab media reported that Naim Qassem would oversee Hezbollah’s affairs until a new leader is chosen.
The reports suggested that Hashim Safi al-Din is highly likely to be elected as Hezbollah’s lchief.
Hashim Safi al-Din is a cousin and son-in-law of the martyred Hassan Nasrallah.
According to the media reports, Naim Qassem has served as a member of Hezbollah’s Shura Council three times.
Hassan Nasrallah martyred
Hezbollah confirmed the martyrdom of its Chief Hassan Nasrallah.
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was martyred in an Israeli attack, and the organization.
Earlier, the Israeli military claimed that Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, had been killed in an attack on Beirut. Now, Hezbollah has officially confirmed his death, referring to it as martyrdom. In a statement, the group expressed that their struggle against Israel would persist, and they reaffirmed their support for Gaza, Palestine, and the defense of Lebanon.
Who was Hassan Nasrallah?
Hassan Nasrallah assumed the role of Secretary General of Hezbollah at the age of 32, following the assassination of his predecessor, Abbas Al-Mousawi, by an Israeli airstrike in 1992. He pursued studies in politics and Quranic teachings in Najaf, Iraq, for three years, where he also met Sayyid Abbas Al-Mousawi, the leader of the Lebanese Amal militia. In 1978, Nasrallah was expelled from Iraq.
During the Lebanese civil war, Nasrallah became a political representative of the Amal militia in the Beqaa Valley. After Israel’s invasion of Beirut in 1982, Nasrallah parted ways with Amal and aligned himself with Hezbollah. Under his leadership, Hezbollah grew into a formidable opponent of Israel, with Nasrallah consistently viewing Israel as a significant threat.
Since Hamas launched its attack on Israel on October 7, Hezbollah has been engaged in daily clashes with Israeli forces along the Lebanon-Israel border.
