Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that his country has not ruled out the option of assassinating Iran's Supreme Leader Ali KhameneiNetanyahu made the comment while responding to the report that US President Donald Trump rejected the move to kill Ali Khamenei in the ongoing warThe Israeli prime minister explained that killing Ali Khamenei would not escalate the war,

Many residents of Tehran are attempting to leave the city as Israel attacks the city for a fifth day. On Monday, three Red Crescent workers were killed while responding to an Israeli airstrike in the capital.

Lapid made a speech last month to Israel’s parliament, which is called the Knesset, that marked 600 days since the start of the war in Gaza. Lapid slammed Netanyahu for bringing a conflict upon Israel that didn’t exist during his own brief time in office.

Israel’s longest serving prime minister faces the difficult task of overcoming opposition both domestically and abroad.

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving PM, has an estimated net worth of around $13m as of 2025, derived from his political career and private businesses.

"Think about what would happen if Iran had 20,000 missiles like this. It would be an existential threat to Israel," the prime minister said on the scene in Bat Yam.

Netanyahu's office stated that he spoke with world leaders, including PM Modi, after Israel began 'Operation Rising Lion' to remove the "Iranian threat of annihilation".

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the “Jewish people refuse to be the victims of a nuclear Holocaust” as he targeted sites that could produce nuclear weapons in a “very short time.” Netanyahu reported that Iran had produced enough highly enriched uranium for nine atom bombs and began making “steps to weaponize” the uranium in recent months.