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Senior GOP lawmaker tells PM: Israel free to respond to Iran attack as it sees fit
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
US Congressman Steve Scalise at a press conference in Washington, DC, June 13, 2017. (Win McNamee/ Getty Images/ AFP/ File)
US House of Representatives Majority Leader Steve Scalise calls Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to express his support for however Israel decides to respond to the Iranian attack on Saturday, according to Netanyahu’s office.
Scalise also updates Netanyahu on a series of measures the House will take in the coming days against Iran and in support of Israel.
Netanyahu tells the Louisiana Republican that Israel will “do whatever is necessary to defend itself.”
