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The Guardian – July 28, 2024

Israel’s education minister, Yoav Kisch, said he expects the cabinet to respond “with full force” after the deadly rocket attack in the occupied Golan Heights, “even if it means entering into an all-out war” with Hezbollah.

Kisch called the attack, which killed 12 children and teenagers, a “major disaster”, adding that the “situation cannot continue like this”. He has been visiting the families of the people who were killed in the attack in Majdal Shams, and says he has been meeting with the wider Druze community.

Israeli foreign minister Israel Katz told Israeli Channel 12 ealier that a wider war could break out.

“There is no doubt that Hezbollah has crossed all the red lines here, and the response will reflect that,” he was quoted as saying. “We are nearing the moment in which we face an all-out war.”

Meanwhile, Lebanon’s foreign minister, Abdallah Bou Habib, told Reuters that a significant attack by Israel would lead to a “regional war”, underlying how close the region is to a wider conflict.

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has cut his US trip short and has arrived back in Israel to convene a security cabinet meeting at about 1pm (GMT time). We will share the latest updates on this as soon as we get them.

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