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Hezbollah's new leader vows to uphold predecessor Nasrallah's 'war plan'

"My work programme is a continuation of the work programme of our leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah," Naim Qassem said on Wednesday in his first remarks as Hezbollah leader.

Published October 30,2024
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Lebanon's Hezbollah new leader Sheikh Naim Qassem delivers a speech from an unknown location, October 30, 2024 in this still image from video. (REUTERS Photo)

Hezbollah's new leader, Naim Qassem, said Wednesday he would stick to the war strategy laid out by his predecessor, Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed by Israeli forces last month after full-scale fighting broke out.

"My work programme is a continuation of the work programme of our leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah," Qassem said in his first remarks as Hezbollah leader, pledging to press on with "the war plan that he (Nasrallah) developed with the leadership" of the Iran-backed group.