Hezbollah's deputy leader Naim Qassem flees Lebanon in fear of assassination: Report

Hezbollah’s Deputy Secretary-General Naim Qassem has fled Lebanon and is now living in Tehran as Israel continues to pound the country, leaving many of the terror group’s leaders dead including its chief Hassan Nasrallah.

A report by UAE-based Erem News quoted an Iranian source as saying that Qassem left the country in an Iranian aircraft a week ago. The secretary-general fled Lebanon on board the plane used by Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. His transfer was ordered by leaders of the Islamic Republic who apprehended his assassination.

The source said that Qassem gave three speeches after the death of Nasrallah and while two of them were delivered from Beirut, the third one was recorded in Tehran.

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How many Hezbollah leaders have been killed?

Israel has been steadfast in upholding its vow to destroy Hamas, Hezbollah and other Iranian proxies. In doing so, the country has eliminated several notable leaders from both groups, with the most recent assassination being that of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar.

The other Hezbollah leaders who have been eliminated are:

• Fuad Shukr: Founding member of Hezbollah

• Hassan Nasrallah: Hezbollah chief

• Ali Karaki: Hezbollah’s top commander

• Nabil Kaouk: Deputy head of Hezbollah’s central council

• Mohammed Srur: Head of Hezbollah’s drone unit

• Ibrahim Qubaisi: Head of Hezbollah’s missile unit

• Ibrahim Aqil: Hezbollah’s operations commander

• Mohammed Nasser: Senior commander

Israel hits Hezbollah’s command centre

Meanwhile, on Sunday, The Israeli military said it carried out a strike Sunday on a Hezbollah command centre and underground weapons facility in the Lebanese capital Beirut.

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The Israeli military said it carried out a strike Sunday on a Hezbollah command centre and underground weapons facility in the Lebanese capital Beirut.

“Earlier this morning (Sunday), the IAF (Israeli air force) conducted an intelligence-based strike on a command centre of Hezbollah’s intelligence headquarters and an underground weapons workshop in Beirut,” the military said in a statement.

Lebanese state media reported two Israeli strikes on Sunday morning in Haret Hreik and one in Hadath – all in Hezbollah’s southern Beirut stronghold of Dahiyeh.

With inputs from agencies