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Israeli foreign minister says approaching 'moment of an all-out war' against Hezbollah, Axios reports

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Foreign Minister Israel Katz said Israel was approaching an all-out war against Hezbollah and Lebanon after a rocket attack on a football ground in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights killed ten people on Saturday, Axios reported.

Israel Katz, Reuters/David 'Dee' Delgado

Israel Katz, Reuters/David 'Dee' Delgado

Foreign Minister Israel Katz said Israel was approaching an all-out war against Hezbollah and Lebanon after a rocket attack on a football ground in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights killed ten people on Saturday, Axios reported.

"The Hezbollah attack today crossed all red lines, and the response will be accordingly. We are approaching the moment of an all-out war against Hezbollah and Lebanon," Katz told Axios. The Iran-backed Lebanese group has denied any role in the attack.

Reporting by Ismail Shakil

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