Hezbollah appoints Naim Kassem as its leader following Nasrallah’s death
Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group has appointed Naim Kassem as its new leader following the death of Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed last month in an Israeli airstrike. Kassem, who served as Nasrallah’s longtime deputy, assumed leadership after Nasrallah’s death and was officially appointed on Tuesday. Since the war began on October 7, 2023, following an…