Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the visiting British and German foreign ministers that Israel “will reserve the right to protect itself”, his office said, AFP reports.

After meeting the two visiting diplomats, Britain’s David Cameron and Germany’s Annalena Baerbock, Netanyahu addressed the cabinet, where he said he had been given “all kinds of suggestions and advice” by the country’s allies.

“However, I would also like to clarify: we will make our decisions ourselves,” he said, according to a statement issued by his office.