Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz has said that the military has been authorised to target any senior Iranian official without requiring further approval, AFP reports.

“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and I have authorised the IDF to eliminate any senior Iranian official for whom the intelligence and operational circle has been closed, without the need for additional approval,” Katz said in a statement.

“We will continue to thwart and hunt them all down.”

Israel’s acting foreign minister Israel Katz, who also serves as intelligence and transport minister, attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on February 24, 2019. — Reuters
Israel’s acting foreign minister Israel Katz, who also serves as intelligence and transport minister, attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on February 24, 2019. — Reuters

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