Friday, June 20, 2025 - Israel’s Defense Minister has issued a grave statement declaring that Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, “can no longer be allowed to exist,” following a deadly missile attack that struck near Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba.
Speaking to reporters in Holon, just outside Tel Aviv,
Defense Minister Israel Katz condemned Khamenei’s actions and rhetoric, saying:
“A dictator
like Khamenei, who openly calls for Israel’s destruction, cannot be allowed to
continue to exist. He cannot be allowed to survive.”
Katz accused Khamenei of personally ordering strikes that
endangered civilian lives.
“Khamenei openly declares that he wants Israel destroyed. He gives direct
orders to target hospitals. He sees the annihilation of the State of Israel as
a legitimate goal. Such a man can no longer be allowed to exist,” he said.
The comments come after an Iranian missile barrage struck
the area surrounding Soroka Hospital, prompting outrage in Israel and raising
fears of a further escalation in the ongoing conflict.
Iranian state media, however, claimed the intended target
was a military installation located adjacent to the hospital, not the hospital
itself.
Khamenei, in response to the escalating threats, posted on X
(formerly Twitter), urging Iranians to remain defiant:
“If the enemy senses that you fear them, they won’t let go
of you. Continue with the strength and determination you have always shown,” he
wrote.
In a separate post, the Iranian leader criticized U.S.
involvement in the conflict, claiming it was a sign of Israeli weakness:
“The very fact that the Zionist regime’s American friends
have entered the scene and are making such statements is a sign of that
regime’s weakness and inability.”
The exchange marks a significant intensification in rhetoric
between both nations’ top officials, amid fears that the Israel-Iran conflict
could spiral into a broader regional or even global confrontation.
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