Target on Netanyahu’s head: Iran threatens to kill Israel PM as war rages | What we know

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As the war between US-Israel and Iran continues to rage on, a fresh target has appeared on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. While Israel has confirmed that Netanyahu is alive amid rumours of his assassination, Tehran has threatened to “pursue and kill” the Israeli PM.

Shia Muslims burn posters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump during an anti-US-Israel protest after Friday prayers in New Delhi. (AFP)

Earlier today, several rumours regarding the assassination of Benjamin Netanyahu surfaced online. However, the Israeli Prime Minister’s office dismissed these reports as “fake news”.

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Amid the conflict, Iran’s IRGC has now warned to pursue and kill the Israeli leader, who they have referred to as a “war criminal and child-killer.”

Iran threatens to kill Netanyahu | Key updates

  1. IRGC’s warning to Netanyahu
  • “If this child-killing criminal is alive, we will continue to pursue and kill him with full force,” the IRGC said in a statement after the Israeli PM’s office dismissed reports of Netanyahu’s death.
  • In another statement issued by the Iranian embassy in South Africa, a statement from the government reads: “It doesn’t matter at all whether Netanyahu is dead or alive. A single strand of hair from a Minabi girl is worth more than his entire being.”

2. Netanyahu absent from key military meetings?

  • Unverified reports on X have claimed that the Israeli Prime Minister was absent during a key military meeting amid the US-Israel and Iran war.
  • However, the PM’s office has stated that Netanyahu remains active in the military operations and “is fine”.

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3. Alleged AI video triggered death rumours:

  • The rumours regarding Netanyahu’s death took over social media after a video showed the Israeli PM with “six fingers”.

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  • In a video shared by the official Israeli PM’s account, at the 35-second mark, a small patch of extra flesh next to the little finger was interpreted by some viewers as an additional finger, interpreted by many as an “AI glitch.”
  • Several netizens assumed the video was generated by artificial intelligence, adding more fuel to the rumours of his reported assassination.

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