Hezbollah names a new leader to replace Nasrallah. Here’s what we know about him

CNN ^ | 10/29/24 | Nadeen Ebrahim

[Libloather]

CNN - Hezbollah has named Shiite cleric Naim Qassem as leader, over a month after his predecessor Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike.

The group’s Senior Council elected Qassem as secretary-general, Hezbollah’s media office said in a statement on Tuesday, adding that Qassem is committed to prophet “Mohammed’s authentic Islam” and the core principles of the group.

Qassem now leads a group once regarded as Iran’s most formidable proxy in its conflict with Israel – a force that, in recent weeks, has been significantly weakened by Israeli strikes, with top leaders killed, thousands of fighters wounded, and missile capabilities degraded. The group now faces an intense Israeli military campaign in southern Lebanon.

Responding to the announcement, Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant wrote on X: “Temporary appointment. Not for long.”

The cleric had long been the group’s second-in-command, serving as deputy chief to the late Nasrallah. He is one of the few leaders of the Iran-backed group to survive Israel’s recent onslaught on the organization, which saw some of its key figures assassinated.

“The organization was left with little choices in terms of the top tier clerics,” Mohanad Hage Ali, deputy director for research at the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut, told CNN, adding that Qassem was “a known face” and therefore his appointment was “a no-brainer choice for the organization.”

[Libloather]

Main better pick a better camouflage color other than white.

[wildcard_redneck]

Dead islamofascist walking.

[SaveFerris]

[Hezbollah has named Shiite cleric Naim Qassem as leader]

Get that man a pager, quickly!





OR he could just surrender to the IDF and become a valuable asset

[SaveFerris]

"They've got Dental, Tuition Reimbursement, Mileage Reimbursement, Free Coffee and Donuts. But the 401(k) Match doesn't kick in until after 6 months, so..."

[CIB-173RDABN]

The most dangerous job in the world today - being head of Hezbollah.

[Brooklyn Attitude]

“Hezbollah has named Shiite cleric Naim Qassem as leader,” aaand he’s dead.

[twri719]

And no life insurance.

[SaveFerris]

I would imagine not...

[jerod]

"Here’s what we know about him"

[maddog55]

Hopefully soon to be dead new leader.

[twister881]

Answer: “Sis Boom Allah”

Carnac: “Describe the sound made when a Muslim terrorist explodes.”

[SunkenCiv]

E.G., how long before he's killed in Iran?

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[Demiurge2]

“Hezbollah names a new leader to replace Nasrallah. Here’s what we know about him”
That’s he’s unable to get life insurance?

[MortMan]

58008!

[telescope115]

Incoming in 3…2…1…..BOOM!

[Jumper]

Beat me to it.

[bert]

He is a terrorist that you support. How can you dis him?

[butlerweave]

New Hezbollah Boss is a Clone of the Old Hezbollah Boss and there are many more at the Cloning Center

[PGalt]

Thanks for poating.

[GreenHornet]

Here’s what we know about him

Telemarketers have stopped calling him about extending his car warranty.