Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that a war crimes case against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the Gaza onslaught was insufficient and that he deserved a “death sentence”, AFP reports.

In his first remarks since the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu last week, Khamenei told a Tehran meeting that it was “not enough”.

“They issued an arrest warrant for him, it’s not enough,” said Khamenei, speaking to a group from the Basij paramilitary force which is linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards.

Instead, the Iranian leader called for “Netanyahu’s death sentence” — which the ICC cannot order.

“The death sentence of these criminal leaders should be issued,” said Khamenei.