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Israel says ‘national interests’ will dictate retaliation against Iran

According to US media, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reassured the White House that any attack on Iran would be limited to military sites [File: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters]

Israel will take into account the “opinions” of the United States but will ultimately act against an Iranian missile attack according to its own “national interests”, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has said.

Iran launched about 200 missiles at Israel on October 1 in retaliation for attacks that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Abbas Nilforoushan, as well as Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh earlier this year.

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