Naim Qassem won't be Hezbollah leader 'for long': Israel

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Yoav Gallant, minister Defense of Israelsaid on Tuesday that the appointment Naim Kasem as the new leader of the Lebanese Shiite militia party Hezbollah is “temporary” and added that “It won’t be long.”clearly referring to the fact that it would be new target for the Israeli army.

“Temporary appointment. “It won’t last long.” said Gallant in a short message on your social network account X just hours after the group announced it would still be replaced by a deputy secretary general Hassan Nasrallah, died at the end of September Israeli bombing of the Lebanese capital Beirut.

Temporary appointment.
Not for long. pic.twitter.com/ONu0GveApi

— יואב גלנט – Yoav Gallant (@yoavgallant) October 29, 2024

Hezbollah Previously he stated that Qassem appointed as new Secretary General and made a commitment “Keep the flame of resistance alive and fly the flag until victory is achieved.”in the midst of more than a year of fighting with the Israeli army and a new invasion of Lebanon launched on October 1 by Israeli troops.

Purpose Kasem as the new group leader arrives more than a month after Nasrallah’s death in the Israeli bombing of Beirut and the confirmation of the death of his cousin and main favorite who would succeed him at the head of Hezbollah, Hashem Safedin, in another attack a few days later in the Lebanese capital.

The Israeli army unleashed new invasion of Lebanon after weeks of intense bombing and attacks on the country, including coordinated explosion of thousands of communication devices, after more than eleven months of fighting with Hezbollah in the border area.

Lebanese government is estimated at approximately 2,700 dead and about 12,500 wounded because ofstrikes carried out by Israel since October 8, 2023after party militia began firing projectiles in support of Palestinian factions after attacks carried out the previous day against Israeli territory.

(Europe Press)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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