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Netanyahu tells Katz to respond harshly after Hamas fires rocket barrage at Israel

By Lazar Berman 6 April 2025, 11:11 pm
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Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip landed in Ashkelon, April 6, 2025. (Edi Israel/ Flash90)
Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip landed in Ashkelon, April 6, 2025. (Edi Israel/ Flash90)

After Hamas launches 10 rockets toward Ashdod, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks by phone with Defense Minister Israel Katz from the Wing of Zion plane, as he flies to Washington, DC.

According to his office, Netanyahu tells Katz to respond harshly, and approves the continuation of intensive military operations against Hamas in Gaza.

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