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Pentagon chief tells Israel that US supports its ‘right to defend itself’

Published January 30, 2025
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US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has told Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz that the United States “fully supports Israel’s right to defend itself”, the Pentagon said after their call, according to Reuters.

A Palestinian man, who was displaced at Israel’s order during the war, reacts after returning to his destroyed house, in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip on January 28. — Reuters/Moaz Abu Taha
A Palestinian man, who was displaced at Israel’s order during the war, reacts after returning to his destroyed house, in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip on January 28. — Reuters/Moaz Abu Taha

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