Hezbollah announced Naim Qassem as its new secretary-general on Tuesday. Qassem, previously the group’s deputy leader, steps in following the death of longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah. Nasrallah was killed in late September during an Israeli airstrike on Beirut. His death comes amid an increase in targeted Israeli attacks on senior Hezbollah figures since last month. …
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