The militant group fired more than 100 rockets across northern Israel; Benjamin Netanyahu vows “whatever action is necessary” in retaliation. Follow live updates.
Israeli officials issued blunt new warnings to Hezbollah on Sunday , threatening to pitch the long-simmering conflict along Lebanon’s border into all out war. Despite calls to de-escalate, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday that his military will take “whatever action is necessary,” to eliminate the threat on Israel’s northern border, an echo of his own rhetoric in the lead up to Israel’s invasion of Gaza last year.
That has caused concern among Israel’s western allies, with top US and EU officials cautioning against escalation. “No country can accept the wanton rocketing of its cities, we can’t accept it either. We will take whatever action is necessary to restore security and to bring our people safely back to their homes,” Netanyahu said in a video statement.
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