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Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has called for death sentences for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders, in response to the International Criminal Court's (ICC) recent arrest warrants.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made his remarks on Monday during an event addressing members of the Basij, the volunteer force of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.
In his speech, Khamenei referred to the ICC's recent decision to issue arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Israel's former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves to the crowd during a meeting with school and university students, in Tehran, Iran
"What the Zionist regime did in Gaza and Lebanon is not a victory, it is a war crime. Now they have issued a warrant for their arrest. This is not enough!" Khamenei said, according to remarks published by the state-run IRNA news agency. "Netanyahu and the criminal leaders of this regime must be sentenced to death."
The ICC in The Hague does not issue death sentences.
Khamenei also asserted that members of Iran's so-called "Axis of Resistance," including the Palestinian militant group Hamas and Lebanon's Hezbollah, would emerge stronger from the ongoing conflict.
"The idiots should not think that bombing houses and hospitals in Gaza and Lebanon is a victory," he said. "The enemy has not become winner in Gaza and Lebanon, and it will not be winner."
Ambassador Mike Herzog informed Israeli army Radio on Monday that while certain "points" still need to be finalized and government approval is necessary, "we are close to a deal" and "it can happen within days."
Bulldozers remove the rubble of a destroyed building that was hit Sunday night in an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon
One of the key issues yet to be resolved is Israel's insistence on retaining the right to act if Hezbollah fails to meet its obligations under the proposed agreement. The deal aims to remove both Hezbollah and Israeli forces from southern Lebanon, striving to reduce hostilities in the region.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made his remarks on Monday during an event addressing members of the Basij, the volunteer force of Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.
In his speech, Khamenei referred to the ICC's recent decision to issue arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Israel's former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves to the crowd during a meeting with school and university students, in Tehran, Iran
"What the Zionist regime did in Gaza and Lebanon is not a victory, it is a war crime. Now they have issued a warrant for their arrest. This is not enough!" Khamenei said, according to remarks published by the state-run IRNA news agency. "Netanyahu and the criminal leaders of this regime must be sentenced to death."
The ICC in The Hague does not issue death sentences.
Khamenei also asserted that members of Iran's so-called "Axis of Resistance," including the Palestinian militant group Hamas and Lebanon's Hezbollah, would emerge stronger from the ongoing conflict.
"The idiots should not think that bombing houses and hospitals in Gaza and Lebanon is a victory," he said. "The enemy has not become winner in Gaza and Lebanon, and it will not be winner."
Israeli Ambassador Predicts Hezbollah Ceasefire Deal 'Within Days'
The Israeli ambassador to Washington has indicated that a ceasefire agreement to end hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based militant group, could be finalized "within days." This development suggests that diplomatic efforts are progressing toward resolving the conflict.Ambassador Mike Herzog informed Israeli army Radio on Monday that while certain "points" still need to be finalized and government approval is necessary, "we are close to a deal" and "it can happen within days."
Bulldozers remove the rubble of a destroyed building that was hit Sunday night in an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon
One of the key issues yet to be resolved is Israel's insistence on retaining the right to act if Hezbollah fails to meet its obligations under the proposed agreement. The deal aims to remove both Hezbollah and Israeli forces from southern Lebanon, striving to reduce hostilities in the region.
