Netanyahu meets German, UK FMs, says Israel reserves right to self-defense after Iran attack

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with the visiting German and British foreign ministers in Jerusalem, telling them Israel reserves the right to self-defense in the wake of Iran’s missile and drone attack.

“I want to make it clear,  we will make our own decisions, and the State of Israel will do everything necessary to defend itself,” he says.

Netanyahu meets German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and British Foreign Minister David Cameron, thanking them for their “unprecedented” support in foiling the attack, his office says in a statement.

Netanyahu also briefed them on the scope of humanitarian aid entering Gaza, the statement says, adding that the prime minister completely rejected claims by international organizations that there was starvation in Gaza.

“Israel is going above and beyond on the humanitarian situation,” the statement says.