Israel has warned Hezbollah’s new chief Naeem Qassim. Israel says that Hezbollah’s new commander will not stay for long. If Qassim also follows the path of his old leaders, then he will be the person who will remain chief for the shortest time in the history of Hezbollah. Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Galant warned about Qassim’s appointment and wrote on social media platform X with a photo post of Qassim, “Temporary appointment. Will not last long.” On Tuesday, 32 days after the death of Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli attack, Hezbollah elected its new chief. Qassim was earlier in the number 2 position in Hezbollah. After Nasrallah’s death, Qassim addressed the people of Lebanon. According to UAE’s media house Irem News, he is currently in Iran. Qassim left Beirut on October 5. He was taken in the plane of Iran’s Foreign Minister. According to media reports, Iranian leaders had called Qasim to Iran fearing an Israeli attack. Qasim has been active in the organization for a long time and has often played the role of a spokesperson in the conflict with Israel. ‘The elimination of Hezbollah is necessary for the welfare of Lebanon’ Israel says that peace will come to Lebanon only when Hezbollah’s military power is eliminated. There is only one solution to Lebanon’s problem, that is to completely eliminate this organization. Israel has also succeeded in its campaign to eliminate Hezbollah. Israel has eliminated 5 of the top 8 leaders of the organization. Before Qasim, Hashim Saifuddin’s name was ahead in the race to become the chief. Hashim was Nasrallah’s cousin, but he was also killed in an Israeli airstrike. Hashim’s death was confirmed by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu himself. There is turmoil in Hezbollah after the death of Nasrallah and Hashim. Who is the new chief of Hezbollah, Naeem Qasim? Qasim was born in 1953 in Kafar Kila village in Lebanon. In the 1970s, Qasim became a part of the Amal movement of Shias in Lebanon. Amal’s work was to fight for the rights of the Shias. Later in the early 1980s, Qasim joined the Hezbollah movement and was among the founding members who established the organization. Qasim has been imparting Shia Islamic education in Beirut for decades. Qasim became the deputy secretary general of Hezbollah in 1991. He is also a member of the Sura Council of Hezbollah.
