The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday denied claims circulating on social media alleging that he had been assassinated in an Iranian response to U.S. and Israeli strikes.
An Anadolu Agency correspondent asked the Prime Minister’s Office whether it had any comment regarding the growing claims on social media suggesting that “Netanyahu had been assassinated.”
The office replied: “These are fake news; the Prime Minister is well.”
Since February 28, Israel and the United States have been waging a war against Iran, which has resulted in the deaths of hundreds of people, including the Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several security officials. In response, Tehran has launched missiles and drones toward Israel.
Iran has also targeted what it describes as “American interests” in several Arab countries, causing deaths and injuries and damaging civilian infrastructure, actions that have been condemned by the countries affected.
