Israeli Defence Minister: Those following Khamenei will end up in hell

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz declared that those following in the footsteps of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “will end up in hell,” in remarks posted on social media account X.

ארגון הטרור חיזבאללה ישלם מחיר כבד על הירי לעבר ישראל, ונעים קאסם מזכ"ל החיזבאללה, שהחליט על הירי בלחץ איראן - הוא מעכשיו מטרה מסומנת לסיכול.

מי שהולך בדרכו של חמינאי ימצא את עצמו במהרה יחד איתו במעמקי הגיהינום עם כלל מסוכלי ציר הרשע.

לא נחזור לכללי הירי של לפני ה-7 באוקטובר…

— ישראל כ”ץ Israel Katz (@Israel_katz) March 2, 2026

Katz warned that the terrorist organization Hezbollah will “pay a high price” for targeting Israel, and identified Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah’s Secretary-General, who reportedly made the decision to launch attacks under Iranian pressure, as a target for elimination.

“Anyone who follows in Khamenei’s footsteps will soon join him in the depths of hell, along with all the failed elements of the ‘axis of evil,’” Katz wrote. “We will defend the residents of the north and all citizens of the State of Israel with full force.”

He added that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and he have instructed the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to take decisive action against Hezbollah, while continuing their broader mission: to crush and defeat the Iranian regime, deprive it of its capabilities during Operation ‘Lion’s Roar,’ eliminate threats to Israel, and provide Iranian citizens the opportunity to rise against the regime.

By Vafa Guliyeva