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Coverage dated October 28, 2024

Hezbollah cleric Naim Kassem picked to lead the Lebanese militant group

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Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah says it has chosen cleric Naim Kassem to lead the Lebanese militant group after the killing of its longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike on a Beirut suburb in late September.

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  1. Legal Insurrection

    Terror Group Hezbollah Appoints Naim Qassem as New Leader to Replace Nasrallah (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Israeli Defense Minister Gallant: "Temporary appointment. Not for long."

  2. Al Jazeera

    Hezbollah names Naim Qassem as new chief (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Deputy leader promoted after Israeli assassinations left the Lebanon-based group in a leadership vacuum.

  3. Local News 8

    Hezbollah cleric Naim Kassem picked to lead the Lebanese militant group (opens Local News 8)

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    Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah says it has chosen cleric Naim Kassem to lead the Lebanese militant group after the killing of its longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike on a Beirut suburb in late September.

  4. NPR

    Hezbollah picks cleric Naim Kassem to lead the Lebanese militant group (opens NPR)

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    The cleric takes over after Israel killed Hezbollah's longtime leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in an airstrike in a Beirut suburb in late September.

  5. Al-Monitor

    Hezbollah names deputy head Naim Qassem to succeed slain leader (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Lebanon's Hezbollah movement announced Tuesday it has chosen deputy head Naim Qassem to succeed Hasan Nasrallah as leader after his death in an Israeli strike on south Beirut last month."Hezbollah's (governing) Shura Council agreed to elect...

  6. The Christian Post

    Who is Sheikh Naim Qassem, the newly appointed leader of Hezbollah? (opens The Christian Post)

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    On Tuesday morning, the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah announced the election of Sheikh Naim Qassem as the new head of the group.

  7. Newsweek

    Hezbollah names Naim Qassem as new leader, replacing slain Nasrallah (opens Newsweek)

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    Hezbollah has appointed deputy leader Naim Qassem as its new leader, according to a post on the Public Telegram Board by the militant group.

  8. UPI

    Hezbollah deputy Naim Qassem elected as chief after Israeli strike killed Nasrallah (opens UPI)

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    It's been announced that Lebanon's Hezbollah has chosen among its ranks a new chief after its last was recently killed in airstrikes by the Israeli military, thus likely ending a succession crisis.

  9. New York Post

    Who is Hezbollah’s new leader Sheikh Naim Qassem? (opens New York Post)

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    Hezbollah's deputy secretary general Sheikh Naim Qassem, elected head of the Lebanese armed group on Tuesday, has been a senior figure in the Iran-backed movement for more than 30 years.

  10. Breitbart News

    Hezbollah Terrorists Tap Naim Qassem to Succeed Hassan Nasrallah as Leader (opens Breitbart News)

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    Hezbollah’s ruling Shura Council on Tuesday announced that Naim Qassem has been chosen to replace longtime dictator Hassan Nasrallah.

  11. New York Post

    Hezbollah names Naim Kassem as new leader to replace Hassan Nasrallah. Israel says ‘Not for long’ (opens New York Post)

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    An Israeli strike on a five-story building where displaced Palestinians were sheltering in the northern Gaza Strip killed at least 34 people early Tuesday, more than half of them women and children, Gaza’s Health Ministry said.

  12. Fox News

    Hezbollah names new leader to succeed Nasrallah (opens Fox News)

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    Iran's proxy terrorist group Hezbollah appointed Naim Qassem as its leader this week following the death of its previous chief, Hassan Nasrallah.

  13. CBS News

    Lebanon (opens CBS News)

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    Naim Qassem is a founding member of Hezbollah and has been the party's deputy secretary general since the early 1990's.

  14. The Guardian

    Hezbollah elects new leader after Israeli killing of Nasrallah (opens The Guardian)

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    Deputy secretary general Naim Qassem replaces longtime leader who was killed in airstrike

  15. Insider

    Hezbollah named its new leader, a long-serving deputy, after Israel killed his predecessor (opens Insider)

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    Naim Qassem, a Hezbollah co-founder, has become its leader following Israel's killing of Hassan Nasrallah, for whom he served as deputy for 32 years.

  16. Time

    Hezbollah Picks Naim Qassem as New Leader (opens Time)

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    The appointment comes a month after the militant group's longtime leader, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli strike in Beirut.

  17. Local News 8

    Hezbollah names a new leader to replace Nasrallah. Here’s what we know about him (opens Local News 8)

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    By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (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, add…

  18. The Boston Globe

    Hezbollah cleric Naim Qassem picked to lead the Lebanese militant group (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The group said he would continue the former leader's policies “until victory is achieved.”

  19. Al-Monitor

    Naim Qassem, Hezbollah veteran long in slain predecessor's shadow (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Naim Qassem, 71, was one of Hezbollah's founders in 1982 and had been the party's deputy secretary general since 1991, before being thrust into the top job by Israel's killing of Hassan Nasrallah.Qassem, a member of the group's governing Shura Council, had long operated in the shadow of Nasrallah, a…

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