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Gallant tells Austin ‘Hezbollah will be held responsible’ for deadly rocket attack
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File: Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, standing right, and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, standing left, listen to the playing of the Israeli National Anthem during an arrival ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington, June 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant tells his US counterpart on Monday that Iran-backed Hezbollah would be held responsible for a rocket strike that killed 12 children and teenagers in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant briefed US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Saturday’s rocket attack, Gallant’s office says.
“Minister Gallant noted that the attack on Saturday is a significant escalation and that Iranian proxy Hezbollah will be held responsible,” his office said.
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