Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday claimed that Israel “controls the skies over Tehran” and said his country is “on the way” to achieving its goals of destroying the Iranian nuclear and ballistic missile threats.

Iran and Israel continued to exchange attacks into Monday amid the latest round of conflict between the two nations.

Netanyahu claims Israel has taken control of Tehran's skies and is 'on path to victory' - Civilians killed as explosions rock Israeli cities as Iran and Israel exchange missile fire for a fourth day i

Khamenei has condemned the attacks and promised to retaliate, saying Israel had "sealed for itself a bitter and painful destiny."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told ABC News on Monday that targeting Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei would end, not escalate, the ongoing fight between Israel and Iran that erupted late last week.

Benjamin Netanyahu said that targeting Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would not escalate the ongoing fight between Israel and Iran, but would end it.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent effusive birthday wishes to U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday, praising him as a staunch ally as Israel continued to bombard its arch foe Iran.

President Trump rejected an Israeli plan in recent days to kill Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a senior U.S. official told USA TODAY.