Naim Kassem, 71, a founding member of the militant group established following Israel’s 1982 invasion of Lebanon, had been serving as acting leader after Nasrallah was killed on September 27.
Israel has so far shown no sign of relenting in its Gaza and Lebanon campaigns even after assassinating several leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah, which lost Nasrallah, its powerful secretary-general, in a September 27 airstrike.
An Israeli airstrike in Beirut reportedly killed Hezbollah leader Hashem Safieddine, seen as a potential successor to Hassan Nasrallah. The attack has not been officially confirmed by Israel or Hezbollah, but Safieddine held a critical position in the group’s leadership.
A large number of men, women and children poured out on roads in several parts of Jammu and Kashmir over the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon. The protesters were also carrying black flags.
The Israeli military said Sunday that it killed another high-ranking Hezbollah official in an airstrike as the Lebanese militant group was reeling from a string of devastating blows and the killing of its overall leader.
Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli strike on the Lebanese capital Beirut. Hezbollah, on Saturday, confirmed his death. The group said Nasrallah “has joined his fellow martyrs”.
Safieddine's family ties and a physical resemblance to Nasrallah, as well as his religious status as a descendant of Mohammed, would all count in his favour. He has also been vocal in his criticism of US policy.
Hassan Khalil Yassin, according to the IDF, headed a unit in Hezbollah’s intelligence division that was tasked with locating Israeli military and civilian sites in Israel to be targeted.
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli strike in South Lebanon on Friday. Hezbollah, which has been fighting Israel since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, has suffered a significant blow with its top leader's death.
This would be a devastating blow to Iran-backed Hezbollah group which has suffered numerous casualties in its conflict with Israel that has killed 800 people within a week. The Hezbollah chief's daughter Zainab Nasrallah was also reportedly killed in the Israeli strikes on Friday.
Deadly Israeli attacks that blew up Hezbollah radios and pagers crossed all red lines, the leader of the heavily armed Lebanese movement said on Thursday, in a speech broadcast as sonic booms from Israeli warplanes shook buildings in Beirut.
Tensions have escalated further between Isreal and Hezbollah after the former killed top Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in retaliation to the attack at Golan Heights that killed 12 children.
Nasser is the highest-ranking official from the Iran-backed group to be killed since Taleb Sami Abdullah, who died in an airstrike on June 11. In a speech commemorating Abdullah, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah emphasised his pivotal role on the front lines.
Jerusalem, Feb 17 : Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has made it clear that his Lebanese group had “nothing to do” with the attacks on Israeli diplomats in India and Georgia. “I assure you that Hezbollah
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