Netanyahu vows retaliation against Hezbollah after strike that killed 12

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed heavy retaliation against Hezbollah amid furious diplomatic efforts to prevent a spiral into regional war following a weekend rocket strike that killed 12 children in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights.

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Israel-Hezbollah war would be worse than Gaza, minister warns

An escalation in fighting between Israel and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah could be &much more serious& than the war in Gaza, a minister has warned.

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Fears of escalation in Middle East crisis as Hezbollah blamed for rocket attack that killed 12 Israeli children

Israel convened its security cabinet yesterday to discuss responding to a rocket strike in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that killed 12 teenagers and children, and which Israel and the United States blamed on Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.

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Death toll from latest Israeli strikes reaches at least 66 as tanks push deeper into south Gaza

Israeli troops backed by air strikes battled groups of Palestinian fighters around Khan Younis city in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday, as they continued a week-long operation they said was meant to clear Islamist Hamas militants.

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Hamas sends hostage torture video with direct warning to Israeli minister

Hamas is filming the torture of Israeli hostages in an attempt to force Israel to ease conditions for Palestinian prisoners.

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Taoiseach condemns Israeli attack on refugee families sheltering in girls& school & many children killed

Israeli airstrikes yesterday hit a girls& school being used by displaced people in central Gaza, killing dozens, as the country&s negotiators prepared to meet international mediators to discuss a proposed ceasefire.

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