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Iranian missiles hit a hospital and wound over 200. Israel threatens Iran's top leader
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Iranian missiles hit a hospital and wound over 200. Israel threatens Iran's top leader

  • By SAM MEDNICK, NATALIE MELZER and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press

Israel's defense minister threatened Iran's supreme leader after Iranian missiles damaged a hospital in southern Israel and hit residential buildings near Tel Aviv. At least 240 people were wounded. Meanwhile Israel struck a heavy water reactor linked to Iran's nuclear program. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz blamed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and said the military "has been instructed and knows that in order to achieve all of its goals, this man absolutely should not continue to exist." U.S. officials said earlier this week that President Donald Trump had vetoed an Israeli plan to kill Khamenei. The White House announced Thursday that Trump will decide whether to join Israel's campaign against Iran's military and nuclear program within two weeks.