New Hezbollah boss threatens to kill Israeli PM

Hezbollah’s new terror chief has threatened to kill Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in his first national address as leader, The Sun reported.

An ageing Naim Qassem made the twisted comments days after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) labelled his appointment as only “temporary”.

The 71-year-old terror boss is believed to now be next on Israel’s hit-list after a string of targeted assassinations on Hezbollah’s top brass.

In his speech, Qassem spoke on the chilling drone attack launched by Hezbollah which directly hit Netanyahu’s seaside residence in Israel.

Qassem said: “The enemy must know that its bombing of our villages and cities will not make us retreat, and the resistance is strong and was able to deliver a drone to Netanyahu’s room.”

Netanyahu, 74 and his wife Sara, 65, were unharmed in the strike as they were not at home but the PM did vow to get revenge.

A menacing Qassem then gave a sinister prediction saying: “Netanyahu survived this time, but perhaps his time has not yet come.

“Our diplomatic contacts confirmed to us that Netanyahu is very afraid because we are targeting him.”

He also urged his regime’s supporters inside Lebanon to have “a little more patience”.

Qassem, the former deputy leader, has replaced Hassan Nasrallah - who was killed by Israel last month in massive airstrikes on Beirut.

He takes the reins as Hezbollah is defending against an Israeli invasion in the south of Lebanon.