In his first statement following his appointment, Hezbollah's newly appointed Secretary General Naim Qassem expressed his gratitude to the party leadership for selecting him to take on this significant responsibility, News.Az reports.

The target of Israel's overnight airstrike on Hezbollah intelligence headquarters in Beirut , Lebanon, was Hashem Safieddine, the cousin and successor to the movement's slain leader Hassan Nasrallah, News.Az reports citing Gazeta.Ru .

Iran vowed a tough retaliation against Israel for the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.

Hashem Safieddine, a prominent figure in Hezbollah's leadership, has reportedly been named by the group's executive council as the successor to Hassan Nasrallah as Secretary General.

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced Sunday it had killed Nabil Kaouk, a top Hezbollah official.

US President Joe Biden described the Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah as a "measure of justice" for the numerous victims of his four-decade reign of terror, News.Az reports citing foreign media.

The Israeli military announced on Saturday that the country is on "high alert" for potential retaliation after confirming that Friday's airstrike in Beirut resulted in the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, News.Az reports citing Politico .

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called on Muslims around the world to unite and “stand by the people of Lebanon and the proud Hezbollah”, following reports of the killing of the Lebanese group’s leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli air strike on Friday, News.Az reports citing Al Jazeera.

Hezbollah has confirmed that its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, News.Az reports citing foreign media.