Hezbollah refutes media claims regarding Nasrallah’s successor
Hezbollah has refuted recent media claims regarding the appointment of a new leader succeeding Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, who was allegedly targeted in an Israeli assassination.
In a statement, Hezbollah addressed media reports concerning supposed organizational changes within its leadership following the death of Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. The movement dismissed the reports, emphasizing that the information was insignificant and unreliable.
Reports regarding the movement’s structure will not be acknowledged unless officially announced by Hezbollah, the group asserted.
In a development reported by Saudi news television channel Al-Hadath on Sunday, Hezbollah’s Shura Council has officially appointed Hashem Safieddine as the new head of the organization.
On Friday, Nasrallah was killed following an airstrike by Israeli forces on a Beirut suburb, utilizing weaponry and munitions supplied by the United States.
The assassination marks a significant intensification by the regime in its campaign against Hezbollah. Since last Monday, the country has witnessed hundreds of fatalities.
Since October 2023, Israel has been conducting military operations targeting Lebanon, coinciding with its aggressive campaign in the Gaza Strip.
Hezbollah has initiated a series of retaliatory actions in response to ongoing hostilities, notably deploying a hypersonic ballistic missile against targets within the occupied Palestinian territories.
The Lebanese resistance group has pledged to sustain its actions against Israel in response to the ongoing Gaza conflict. The war, to date, has claimed the lives of over 41,595 Palestinians, predominantly women and children, as reported.
In 1992, at the age of 32, Nasrallah ascended to the position of Secretary General of Hezbollah following the assassination of his predecessor, Sayyed Abbas al-Musawi, by an Israeli helicopter gunship.
