New Hezbollah chief vows to continue ‘war program’ against Israel

'We will not beg for a ceasefire as we will continue (fighting)... no matter how long it takes,' Naim Qassem said in a televised speech Wednesday

In his first speech since being appointed Hezbollah leader earlier this week, Naim Qassem vowed to continue the path of his slain predecessor Hassan Nasrallah, he declared on Wednesday.

“I start with a verse from the holy Quran which guides us and points out what happened with the Jews throughout history,” said Qassem, according to a translation by Lebanon’s L’Orient Le Jour daily.