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Thursday, June 19, 2025
Defense Minister Katz: ‘Cowardly’ Khamenei will be held accountable for his war crimes
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Defense Minister Israel Katz says Iran’s leader Ali Khamenei will “be held accountable” for his “war crimes” after a ballistic missile struck Soroka Hospital in southern Israel.
“The cowardly Iranian dictator sits deep within a fortified bunker and deliberately launches attacks toward hospitals and residential buildings in Israel,” Katz says.
“These are war crimes of the worst kind, and Khamenei will be held accountable for his crimes,” he warns.
Katz says he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have “instructed the IDF to intensify strikes against strategic targets in Iran and government-related targets in Tehran, in order to eliminate threats to the State of Israel and destabilize the ayatollah regime.”
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