Katz threatens to send Hezbollah leader Qassem to ‘the depths of hell’ over rocket attacks

By Emanuel Fabian

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2 April 2026, 3:21 pm

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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Supporters watch a televised speech by Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem during a rally to show their solidarity with Iran, in the southern suburb of Beirut on January 26, 2026. (Anwar AMRO / AFP)

Defense Minister Israel Katz again threatens Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem, saying he will “pay a very heavy price” for the rocket fire on Israel.

“I have a clear message for Naim Qassem, Secretary-General of the Hezbollah terror organization: You and your associates will pay a very heavy price for the intensified fire toward Israeli civilians as they sit to celebrate the Passover Seder,” he says following an assessment with military officials.

“You will not live to see this because you will be deep in the depths of hell together with Nasrallah, Khamenei, Sinwar and all the eliminated members of the axis of evil,” Katz adds.