His remarks came after the ICC issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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| Iran Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Photo: WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY/REUTERS via jpost.com |
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said on Monday that death sentences, rather than arrest warrants, should be issued for Israeli leaders.
“Netanyahu and the criminal leaders of this regime must be sentenced to death,” Khamenei said.
His remarks came after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister Yoav Gallant, and former Hamas military wing chief Mohammad Deif.
“What the Zionist regime did in Gaza and Lebanon is not a victory, it is a war crime,” Khamenei said in a speech that was quoted by Iranian state media IRNA. “Now, they have issued a warrant for their arrest. This is not enough.” jpost.com
