The new leader of Hezbollah announced he would continue with the “war plan” laid out by his predecessor — the same day the Israeli military confirmed the death of a deputy commander of the terrorist group’s elite unit.

Naim Qassem, who has been the leader of Hezbollah for less than 48 hours and is already targeted for assassination, gave his first address on Wednesday. He communicated his intention to stay the course of the terrorist group’s strategy against the Israeli military.