Naim Qassem became the new leader of Hezbollah, replacing Hassan Nasralli.

The Lebanese Hezbollah movement announced that it has chosen Naim Qassem as its new leader, the Associated Press reported on October 29. This happened after the Israeli military eliminated former head Hassan Nasrallah.

The movement's statement, quoted by the agency, said that Hezbollah's main governing body has elected Sheikh Naim Qassem as its new secretary general. Representatives of the movement said they would continue Nasrallah's policies “until victory is achieved.”

Naim Qassem served as Nasrallah's deputy for more than 30 years.

Hassan Nasrallah has led Hezbollah since 1992. He was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut on September 27. After his death in October, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Israeli military had killed not only Nasrallah, but also his successor and that successor's successor. The IDF has only named the slain successor as Hashem Safieddin, Nasrallah's cousin. The name of the other successor was not disclosed.

Hezbollah is both a political party in Lebanon and an armed movement. The United States has recognized the entire structure of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, while the European Union considers only the paramilitary unit to be terrorist.

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