India, June 16 -- As tensions between Israel and Iran continue to escalate, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told ABC News that he is not ruling out eliminating Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Netanyahu said that targeting Khamenei would not escalate the ongoing fight between Israel and Iran, but would end it. Follow Iran Israel war live updates

ABC News chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl asked Netanyahu about media reports that US President Donald Trump vetoed an Israeli plan to assassinate Khamenei, to which the Israeli PM responded saying, "It's not going to escalate the conflict, it's going to end the conflict."

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