Middle East latest: Hezbollah picks a new leader and Israel bombs southern Lebanon

Lebanon’s Hezbollah has chosen Sheikh Naim Kassem to succeed longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike last month. The militant group vowed to continue with Nasrallah’s policies “until victory is achieved.” Hezbollah said in a statement...

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Lebanon’s Hezbollah has chosen Sheikh Naim Kassem as its leader after longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in a massive Israeli airstrike last month, as the militant group vowed Tuesday to continue “until victory is achieved.” Kassem, 71, had been Nasrallah’s deputy leader for over three decades. Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon late Tuesday killed six people in the port city of Sidon and wounded dozens, while a strike in a nearby town killed eight people and wounded at least 21, the Health Ministry and state media reported.

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