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A handout picture provided by the Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's office shows him delivering the sermon for the Friday prayer ceremony in Tehran on October 4, 2024. KHAMENEI.IR via AFP/File

A handout picture provided by the Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's office shows him delivering the sermon for the Friday prayer ceremony in Tehran on October 4, 2024. - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, delivering a rare Friday sermon in Arabic, defended this week's missile attack on Israel that deepened fears of a regional war and praised allies' defiance. (Photo by KHAMENEI.IR / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / KHAMENEI.IR" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1732539870045AFP__20241004__36J32KV__v1__HighRes__IranLebanonPalestinianIsraelConflict.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="A handout picture provided by the Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei&#x27;s office shows him delivering the sermon for the Friday prayer ceremony in Tehran on October 4, 2024. KHAMENEI.IR via AFP/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">A handout picture provided by the Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei&#x27;s office shows him delivering the sermon for the Friday prayer ceremony in Tehran on October 4, 2024. <em>KHAMENEI.IR via AFP/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran&#x27;s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that a war crimes case against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the Gaza war was insufficient and that he deserved a &quot;death sentence&quot;.</p><p>In his first remarks since the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu last week, Khamenei told a Tehran meeting that it was &quot;not enough&quot;.</p><p>His country, Israel&#x27;s arch nemesis, backs armed movements in the region including Palestinian militant group Hamas, whose October 7, 2023 attack sparked the war.</p><p>The ICC&#x27;s judges said there were &quot;reasonable grounds&quot; to believe that Netanyahu and his former defence minister Yoav Gallant bore &quot;criminal responsibility&quot; for using starvation as a method of warfare and intentionally attacking civilians in the Gaza Strip.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2024/11/21/israel-anger-over-icc-arrest-warrants-for-netanyahu-ex-minister-0637">READ: Israel anger over ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu, ex-minister</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2024/11/22/world-leaders-split-as-icc-issues-arrest-warrant-for-netanyahu-1157">READ: World leaders split as ICC issues arrest warrant for Netanyahu</a></div><p>&quot;They issued an arrest warrant for him, it&#x27;s not enough,&quot; said Khamenei, speaking to a group from the Basij paramilitary force which is linked to Iran&#x27;s Revolutionary Guards.</p><p>Instead, the Iranian leader called for &quot;Netanyahu&#x27;s death sentence&quot; -- which the ICC cannot order.</p><p>&quot;The death sentence of these criminal leaders should be issued,&quot; said Khamenei.</p><div><script data-wid="auto" type="text/javascript" src="https://content.viralize.tv/display/?zid=AAEyze-tm4MR6kEa&amp;cid=ABQ4TtqfVZOu-T2C&amp;activation=click&amp;vip_mode=playing&amp;vip_position=bottom-right"></script></div><p>Israel&#x27;s campaign in Gaza over the past 13 months &quot;is not a victory but a war crime&quot;, added the supreme leader, who has the final say in all matters of state.</p><p>The judges of The Hague-based ICC can order prison terms of up to 30 years and under exceptional circumstances life sentences. The court cannot issue death sentences.</p><p>The pre-trial arrest warrant theoretically limits Netanyahu&#x27;s movement, as any of the court&#x27;s 124 member states would be obliged to arrest him on their territory.</p><p>The court&#x27;s chief prosecutor Karim Khan urged national members to act on the warrants, and for non-members -- a category that includes Israel, Iran, the United States, China and others -- to work together in &quot;upholding international law&quot;.</p><p>Tehran does not recognize Israel and is a staunch ally of Hamas and Lebanon&#x27;s Hezbollah, whose militants have been fighting Israeli forces for months.</p><p>Khamenei told the Basij paramilitaries that Iranian forces, which have largely avoided direct involvement in the ongoing regional conflict, &quot;will eventually destroy the Zionist regime&quot;.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

<p>Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that a war crimes case against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the Gaza war was insufficient and that he deserved a "death sentence".</p>

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that a war crimes case against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the Gaza war was insufficient and that he deserved a "death sentence".

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Published November 25, 2024 10:22 PM PHT

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