Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel is continuing to pound Iran and has vowed to hit Hezbollah with increasing force as the war in the Middle East rages for a fourth day, AFP reports.

“We continue to strike Iran with force. Our pilots are over the skies of Iran and Tehran, and also over the skies of Lebanon,” he has said.

“Hezbollah made a very big mistake when it attacked us. We have already responded forcefully, and we will respond with even greater force,” Netanyahu has said at an air force base in central Israel, according to a statement from his office.

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