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Israeli PM Netanyahu says we are determined to do everything possible to defend our country

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday Israel would take all measures necessary to defend itself, after the Iranian-backed Hezbollah launched hundreds of rockets and drones at Israel in retaliation for the killing of a senior commander.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Reuters/Craig Hudson

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Reuters/Craig Hudson

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday Israel would take all measures necessary to defend itself, after the Iranian-backed Hezbollah launched hundreds of rockets and drones at Israel in retaliation for the killing of a senior commander.

"We are determined to do everything possible to defend our country, to return the residents of the north safely to their homes and to continue to uphold a simple rule: Whoever harms us – we harm him," he said in a statement.

Reporting by James Mackenzie

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