Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz issued a direct and personal warning Monday morning to Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem, signaling that Israel may target the terror group’s leadership after Hezbollah joined the expanding regional conflict alongside Iran.

Katz’s statement came after Hezbollah launched rockets and drones toward northern Israel, opening an additional front as fighting connected to the Israel-Iran war intensified.

In an unusually explicit message directed at Hezbollah’s leader, Katz said that “Naim Qassem, Hezbollah’s secretary-general, who chose to launch attacks under Iranian pressure, is now a marked target for elimination.”