Sheikh Naim Kassem, considered by many to lack the charisma of his predecessor, is taking over the militant group after many of its senior members were killed in Israeli attacks.
Hezbollah has elected its deputy head Sheikh Naim Kassem as leader, weeks after his predecessor Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli strike. The development in Lebanon comes as more than 90 people were killed in an attack on a residential building housing displaced Palestinians in northern Gaza, according to the territory's health ministry. Medics have said at least 20 children were among the dead after the Israeli strike on the town of Beit Lahiya.
Since Nasrallah's killing, he has given three televised addresses, including one on 8 October in which he said the armed group supported efforts to reach a ceasefire for Lebanon. The Israeli government's official Arabic account on X posted: 'His tenure in this position may be the shortest in the history of this terrorist organisation if he follows in the footsteps of his predecessors Hassan Nasrallah and HashemSafieddine.
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