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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Peter Beaumont

Netanyahu threatens ‘extremely powerful’ response to Hezbollah attacks

An Israeli firefighter puts out flames in a field: he wears overalls and is using a hose to douse flames among the wreckage of buildings; a hillside with small trees and power lines is seen in the background
An Israeli firefighter douses flames in a field after rockets launched from southern Lebanon landed on the outskirts of Kiryat Shmona on 4 June. Photograph: Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images

Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has threatened an “extremely powerful” response to attacks by Hezbollah from Lebanon, which have escalated in recent days.

A few hours after Netanyahu spoke, drones fired by Hezbollah from Lebanon struck the northern Israeli town of Hurfeish, in the Upper Galilee region, which has a largely Druze population, injuring 11 Israelis, one critically. There were several explosions and reports that air raid alarms had not been activated.

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