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Hezbollah deputy leader Naim Qassem on Monday acknowledged “the pain” of Israel’s latest attacks, but said the group would choose a new leader “at the earliest opportunity” and will continue the fight against Israel in his first speech since the killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah. Israeli strikes on Monday killed a Hamas commander in southern Lebanon and three leftist Palestinian militants in the heart of Beirut. Read our blog for the latest developments from the Middle East.