Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz has claimed that his country’s military actively sought to assassinate Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during the recent Israel-Iran tensions, but failed to identify a viable opportunity.
Speaking in a series of primetime interviews across three major Israeli broadcasters, Channel 12, Channel 13, and the state-run Kan, Mr Katz disclosed new details about Israel’s war strategy and acknowledged the assassination plan was called off after Khamenei went into hiding.
“If he had been in our sights, we would have taken him out,” Mr Katz told Channel 13. “We searched a lot,” he added.
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