'You will be harmed': Israel's defence minister warns 'dictator' Khamenei; asks him not to threaten Israel

Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, issued a direct and severe warning to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday, threatening "personal harm" if Khamenei continued to threaten the Jewish state.Speaking at the Ramon Air Base, Katz declared, “I want to send a clear message to the dictator Khamenei: If you continue to threaten Israel, our long arm will once again reach Iran, with even greater force, and this time, it will reach you personally.''"Do not threaten us, or you will be harmed," he added.The minister, alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, praised the Israeli Air Force for its role in Operation Rising Lion, a military campaign launched on June 13 targeting Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure.Also Read | Israel-Iran conflict: Netanyahu says eliminating Khamenei would end crisis"Thank you for the incredible work you did in Operation Rising Lion, when you opened the skies to Tehran, and removed threats of annihilation," he stated. Iran responded with Operation True Promise 3, sparking a 12-day war which ended on June 25, through a ceasefire brokered by US President Donald Trump. During the conflict, Trump claimed the United States knew Khamenei’s whereabouts and, according to American officials, he even vetoed an Israeli plan to assassinate the Iranian leader.In the aftermath, Katz confirmed that Khamenei had been “marked” for assassination by Israel but managed to avoid being targeted by going underground.