Hezbollah has appointed Naim Qassem as its new secretary-general, following his promotion from deputy leader, announced on Tuesday.
Qassem succeeds Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in Beirut in late September during an Israeli airstrike.
Israel has intensified its focus on Hezbollah in recent months, targeting numerous senior officials within the Lebanon-based armed group.
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In its statement, Hezbollah explained that Qassem was chosen to lead due to his “commitment to the principles and objectives of Hezbollah.” The group expressed hopes for “divine guidance” in supporting him through this mission.
Aged 71, Qassem is widely known as Hezbollah’s long-standing “number two” and is one of the religious scholars who co-founded the organization in the early 1980s.
Nasrallah’s death, which has left a significant void in the Lebanese Shia movement, is seen as further destabilizing a group that has suffered substantial losses in its leadership as a result of sustained Israeli attacks over recent months.
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