Hisbollah chooses Naim Kassem as leader.

• Hezbollah has appointed cleric Naim Kassem as the new secretary-general after the death of longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike.
• Kassem, 71, has been the public face of the group since Nasrallah’s death.
• He has been sanctioned by the U.S. and has served as Nasrallah’s deputy for 32 years.