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Posted on June 16, 2025
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Israel's Defence Minister clarifies no intent to harm Tehran residents, urging evacuation from regime target areas amid tensions.
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel has no intention of deliberately harming the residents of Tehran, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said, walking back earlier comments he had made on Monday.
"I wish to clarify the obvious: there is no intention to physically harm the residents of Tehran as the murderous dictator does to the residents of Israel," Katz said in a statement.
"The residents of Tehran will have to pay the price of dictatorship and evacuate their homes from areas where it will be necessary to attack regime targets and security infrastructures in Tehran."
(Reporting by Maayan Lubell, Editing by William Maclean)
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz stated that there is no intention to physically harm the residents of Tehran.
Katz clarified that while there is no intention to harm civilians, residents may need to evacuate areas targeted for attacks on regime infrastructure.
Katz mentioned that the residents of Tehran would pay the price of dictatorship, contrasting it with the actions of the 'murderous dictator' against Israeli residents.
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