Defense Minister Israel Katz vows Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem will “pay with the loss of his head” for attacks on Israel, during a speech at Mount Herzl for the annual ceremony of the counting of the names of fallen soldiers, The Times of Israel reports.
“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and I ordered the IDF to act with strength, even during the ceasefire, in order to defend our soldiers in Lebanon against every threat.
“Our duty to the northern residents remains clear and unequivocal: to bring security,” he continued, vowing to act against threats north of Lebanon’s Litani River as well.
“Nasrallah destroyed the Shiite community in Lebanon and Naim Qassem will destroy it and pay with the loss of homes and territory — just like Hamas did in Rafah and Beit Hanoun in Gaza — until he also pays with the loss of his head,” Katz says.
