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Israeli foreign minister Israel Katz has confirmed that Israel was behind the killing of Hezbollah commander Wissam Hassan al Tawil, as already announced by the militant group.
“Regarding the elimination in southern Lebanon, we took responsibility for it. It’s part of the war - we hit Hezbollah terrorists, infrastructures, and systems they placed in order to deter Israel,” Katz said according to Israeli news site Ynet.