New Delhi, June 19 -- Israel's defence minister said Thursday that Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei "can no longer be allowed to exist" after an Israeli hospital was hit during an Iranian missile attack.

"Khamenei openly declares that he wants Israel destroyed -- he personally gives the order to fire on hospitals. He considers the destruction of the state of Israel to be a goal," Israel Katz told journalists in Holon near Tel Aviv.

"Such a man can no longer be allowed to exist", Israel Katz declared.

On 13 May 2025, Israeli airstrikes targeted the European Hospital in Khan Yunis, Gaza, one of the largest medical facilities in the region, resulting in significant destruction and loss of life.

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