Hezbollah has chosen a new leader: what is known

In Lebanon, a new leader of the Shiite group “Hezbollah” was elected to replace Hassan Nasrallah, who died as a result of an Israeli airstrike in the suburbs of Beirut. Nasrallah’s cousin Hashem Safieddin became him. This was reported by the publication Al Arabiya with reference to sources, writes UNN.

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It is noted that before this “position” Hashem Safieddin was the head of the group’s executive board.

According to journalists, Hashem Safieddin deals with the political affairs of Hezbollah and is a member of the Council of Jihad, which manages the group’s military operations.

Like Nasrallah, Safieddin is a cleric who wears a black turban, indicating descent from the Prophet Muhammad. His son Reza is married to the daughter of the Iranian general Suleimani, who was killed by the Americans.

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He was designated a terrorist by the US State Department in 2017, and in June he threatened a major escalation against Israel after the assassination of another Hezbollah commander. “Let them get ready to cry and sob,” he said at the funeral.

“Safieddin’s public statements often reflect Hezbollah’s militant stance and its connection to the Palestinian cause. At a recent event in Daha, Hezbollah’s stronghold in the southern suburbs of Beirut, he declared: ‘Our history, our weapons and our rockets are with you.’ , as a sign of solidarity with the Palestinians,” the journalists write.

We will remind

On September 27, Israeli forces struck the capital of Lebanon. Later it became known that the leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, died as a result of shelling in Beirut.