CEP Seniod Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed: "Hezbollah has confirmed the death of Hassan Nasrallah. During his three decades as leader, Hezbollah became one of the most powerful paramilitary groups in the Middle East. Here's a look back on his life."

"Born in Lebanon in 1964, Safieddine has been part of Hezbollah since it was founded in 1982, according to the Counter Extremism Project, an advocacy group based in Washington. The US designated Safieddine a “specially designated global terrorist” in 2017."

“…Almost all members of the military chain of command around Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah have been killed. Security expert Hans-Jakob Schindler sees this as a particular problem for the Shiite militia: "If this Israeli campaign continues, it will lead to a slow but very painful reduction in command capabilities for Hezbollah." At the moment, it is therefore unclear who could succeed Ibrahim Akil. According to Schindler, there are currently too few battle-tested leadership personnel within the militia.”

"Hezbollah is described by the Counter Extremism Project, an organisation which works to combat extremist groups and ideologies, as an .Iranian-sponsored, internationally sanctioned terrorist group with an anti-Israel and anti-US agenda'...

Under his leadership, the Counter Extremism Project says, 'Hezbollah has assumed many state functions in Lebanon’s Shiite-majority south' including welfare, schools and housing."