FILE - Hezbollah's deputy leader, Sheikh Naim Kassem, after casting his vote during Lebanon's parliamentary elections in Beirut, Sunday, May 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
FILE - Hezbollah's deputy leader, Sheikh Naim Kassem, attends a ceremony in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
Hezbollah's deputy leader, Sheikh Naim Kassem, listens to a speech by then-leader Hassan Nasrallah on a screen in southern Beirut, Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
FILE - Hezbollah's deputy leader, Sheikh Naim Kassem, raises his finger after casting his vote during Lebanon's parliamentary elections in Beirut, Sunday, May 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
Hezbollah's deputy leader, Sheikh Naim Kassem, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Beirut's southern suburbs, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)