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Iran's President: Naim Qassem Will 'Strengthen' Resistance

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, center, listens to a lawmaker after speaking on his next year's budget bill in an open session of parliament, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, center, listens to a lawmaker after speaking on his next year's budget bill in an open session of parliament, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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Iran's President: Naim Qassem Will 'Strengthen' Resistance

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, center, listens to a lawmaker after speaking on his next year's budget bill in an open session of parliament, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, center, listens to a lawmaker after speaking on his next year's budget bill in an open session of parliament, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Tuesday the appointment of Naim Qassem to succeed Hassan Nasrallah as Hezbollah chief would "strengthen" the resistance.

Pezeshkian expressed confidence that Qassem's appointment "will strengthen the will of the resistance,” while hoping for "the cessation of aggression by the illegal Zionist regime (Israel) and the establishment of peace, tranquility and security in Gaza, Lebanon, and the entire region," according to his website.

Hezbollah said in a statement that its decision-making Shura Council elected Qassem, 71, as its new secretary-general and vowed to continue Nasrallah’s policies “until victory is achieved.”

Nasrallah was killed on Sept. 27, and senior Hezbollah figure Hashem Safieddine - considered the most likely successor - was killed in Israeli strikes a week later.

Since Nasrallah's killing, Qassem has given three televised addresses, including one on Oct. 8 in which he said the Iran-backed group supported efforts to reach a ceasefire for Lebanon.

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Five People Killed in Hezbollah Missile Attack on Israel's Metula

This picture taken from the southern Lebanese area of Marjayoun shows smoke billowing from the site of a rocket attack from Lebanon in Israeli town of Metula (background), on October 31, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. (Photo by AFP)
This picture taken from the southern Lebanese area of Marjayoun shows smoke billowing from the site of a rocket attack from Lebanon in Israeli town of Metula (background), on October 31, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. (Photo by AFP)
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Five People Killed in Hezbollah Missile Attack on Israel's Metula

This picture taken from the southern Lebanese area of Marjayoun shows smoke billowing from the site of a rocket attack from Lebanon in Israeli town of Metula (background), on October 31, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. (Photo by AFP)
This picture taken from the southern Lebanese area of Marjayoun shows smoke billowing from the site of a rocket attack from Lebanon in Israeli town of Metula (background), on October 31, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. (Photo by AFP)

Five people were killed, including four foreign workers and one Israeli farmer, in a Hezbollah attack on Israel's northern town of Metula on Thursday.

The Metula regional council reported the attack.

Lebanon’s Hezbollah has fired thousands of rockets into Israel since Oct. 8, 2023, when it opened fire in solidarity with Hamas a day after its cross-border attack from the Gaza Strip.

All-out war erupted last month, when Israel carried out large waves of airstrikes and killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and most of his senior commanders. Israel launched a ground invasion at the start of October.

Some 1.2 million people have been displaced by the conflict in Lebanon, according to government estimates. Lebanon’s Heath Ministry said more than 2,800 people have been killed and 12,900 wounded since Oct. 8, 2023.