After Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah was killed by the Israeli army in Beirut in September, discussions began on who would lead the organization. Hashim Seyfettin, whose name began to be mentioned as Nasrallah’s successor, was expected to be the new leader of Hezbollah. However, Seyfettin was also killed in an Israeli attack.
NEW LEADER NAIM KASIM BECAME
Hezbollah announced the appointment of Hassan Nasrallah’s deputy, Naim Qasim, as its new leader. Qasim gave a televised speech on October 8 after Nasrallah’s murder.
“NO ONE SHOULD THINK THAT WE WILL GIVE UP OUR GUNS”
Stating that the USA is complicit in all the crimes committed in Gaza, Kasım made the following statements in his speech:
“Our resources are solid, the claim that Israel hit our resources is a dream. The positions of the people we lost in the attacks have been replaced. No one should think that we will abandon our positions or lay down our weapons.”