Netanyahu hints at possible assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz threatened on Thursday to eliminate Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also hinted at a possible assassination of the Iranian supreme leader.
Such a person is forbidden to exist, Katz said in a statement carried by the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper.
The Israeli minister called Khamenei the modern Hitler.
A dictator like Khamenei, who leads Iran and has made the destruction of Israel his banner, cannot continue to exist, he said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Thursday that military operations against Iran will continue until the complete elimination of any nuclear and missile threat to Israel. Speaking from the Soroka Hospital in the south of the country, which was hit earlier by an Iranian missile, Netanyahu made clear Tel Aviv’s intentions.
By the end of this operation, there will be no more nuclear threat to Israel, no more ballistic missile threat, he told reporters.
He also claimed that Israel has already managed to severely damage the Iranian nuclear program, without providing concrete details on the actions taken or the consequences.
Asked whether Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei could be a target of future Israeli actions, Netanyahu responded curtly: No one is immune.
The Israeli premier also said that President Donald Trump will decide whether the US will join the war against Iran or not.
Hostilities began on Friday when Israel launched airstrikes on several sites across Iran, including military and nuclear facilities, prompting Tehran to launch retaliatory strikes.
Israeli authorities said at least 24 people have been killed and hundreds injured since then in Iranian missile attacks.
Meanwhile, in Iran, 585 people have been killed and more than 1,300 wounded in the Israeli assault, according to Iranian media reports.
