Israel don talk say the killing of Ali Khamenei, supreme leader of Iran, follow international laws wey dey guide war, saying the Iranian leader be legitimate military target.
Middle East war wey start on Saturday begin after joint military strikes by United States and Israel against Iran. One of the strikes reportedly kill Khamenei.
Israel government talk say the attack necessary to protect their national security, especially because Iran dey allegedly rebuild its nuclear weapons programme inside new underground facility.
Military spokesman for Israel, Nadav Shoshani, talk on Thursday say the strike wey kill Khamenei follow international law rules for armed conflict.
According to Shoshani, under the laws of war, military commanders wey dey direct armed forces during war fit become legitimate military targets.
He say during the ongoing conflict, Khamenei dey direct military force against Israel and also supervise funding, arming and coordination of groups wey Israel describe as terror proxies.
Shoshani add say removing the Iranian leader give Israel military advantage because e weaken Iran ability to plan and coordinate attacks against Israel.
Meanwhile, Iranian media report say Khamenei wife, him son-in-law and two grandchildren wey still be minors also die during the strike wey kill the ayatollah.
Following the killing, Iran don respond with several waves of missile attacks against Israel and different targets across the Middle East, including American military bases and diplomatic facilities.
