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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Lapid Says Israel Would Take Any Step Necessary to Defend Itself after Hezbollah Launches Drones

Yair Lapid smiles ahead of the vote on a bill to dissolve parliament, at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem, Thursday, June 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israel's caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid held his first Cabinet meeting on Sunday since taking over as leader, promising a functional government despite the political instability that is sending Israel to its fifth elections in less than four years.

Lapid, sitting next to his predecessor power-sharing partner Naftali Bennett, also warned that Israel would take any step necessary to defend itself after it shot down three unmanned aircraft launched by Lebanon’s Hezbollah.

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