•Lebanese group’s new leader Naim Qassem
Hezbollah’s new leader said the group is recovering from a series of Israeli blows, including the killing of his predecessor Hasan Nasrallah, with vacant positions filled and plans put in place.
After “painful” blows by Israel, Hezbollah “has started to recover by filling the gaps, appointing alternative leaders and commencing work to organise everything”, Naim Qassem said in a pre-recorded speech, his first as Hezbollah’s secretary-general.
