US Senate majority leader says Israel has right to defend itself against Hezbollah

US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says Israel has the right to defend itself against Hezbollah, when asked about a Saturday rocket attack on a soccer field in the Golan Heights that killed 12 children and teenagers, raising fears of a wider regional war.

“Israel has every right to defend itself against Hezbollah like they do against Hamas,” Schumer tells CBS News in an interview.

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