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Harris Says Israel Has 'Right To Defend Itself' Against Hezbollah

US Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris steps off Air Force Two as she arrives at Hartsfield Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, on July 30, 2024, to attend a campaign event. (Credit: AFP)

US Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic election nominee, said Tuesday that Israel had a "right to defend itself" following a strike in Hezbollah's stronghold in southern Beirut.

Harris -- who last week struck a tough tone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Israel's war on Gaza -- also called for a diplomatic solution to reduce the risk of all-out conflict on the Lebanon-Israel border.

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