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FM Katz tells foreign counterparts to back Israeli action against Iran and its proxies
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Foreign Minister Israel Katz writes to dozens of foreign ministers urging support for Israel against Hezbollah, Iran, and its proxies, and stressing that the IDF struck Hezbollah in Lebanon after it identified a planned major missile and drone attack on Israel, his office says.
Foreign Minister Katz emphasizes that Israel is exercising its right to self-defense and that Israel is not interested in an all-out war.