📰 2 sources 3 articles · 21 Oct 2026, 17:32 → 2 hours ago

Katz: Naim Qassem will destroy the Shiite community in Lebanon as Nasrallah did

Lebanese media reports carried remarks attributed to Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz saying that Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem will eliminate the Shiite community in Lebanon, as he put it, and that Hassan Nasrallah had previously destroyed it. The articles relayed the same statement in near-identical wording, without including any official Lebanese or Hezbollah response.

📍 Where things stand: The statement attributed to Katz is circulating in Lebanese media, and the published material contains no official Lebanese or Hezbollah response to it.

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21 Oct 2026, 17:32 Lebanese media circulated remarks attributed to Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz saying that Naim Qassem will eliminate the Shiite community in Lebanon, adding that Hassan Nasrallah had previously destroyed it.
21 Oct 2026, 18:09 MTV Lebanon relayed the same statement, identifying Naim Qassem as Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem, and noted that Katz considered that he will eliminate the Shiite community in Lebanon just as Hassan Nasrallah had previously destroyed it.
21 Oct 2026, 18:43 MTV Lebanon republished the statement in another wording, saying that Katz considered that Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem will destroy the Shiite sect in Lebanon as Hassan Nasrallah did before him.

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MTV Lebanon 18:43

Katz: Qassem Will Destroy Lebanon’s Shiite Community

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem will destroy Lebanon’s Shiite community, just as Hassan Nasrallah did before him.

MTV Lebanon 18:09

Katz: Qassem will destroy the Shiite community in Lebanon

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz considered that Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem will destroy the Shiite community in Lebanon, just as Hassan Nasrallah previousl…

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Israeli Defense Minister: Naim Qassem will destroy the Shia community in Lebanon just as Nasrallah destroyed it

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said that Naim Qassem will destroy the Shia community in Lebanon, adding that Hassan Nasrallah had previously destroyed it. The statement was c…