Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed his government ministers to refrain from making public statements related to security issues, Anadolu reports.

This move comes amid growing expectations in Israel of potential retaliatory attacks from Iran and the Lebanese group Hezbollah in response to the assassinations of senior figures, including political leader of the Palestinian Hamas group Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and Hezbollah commander Fouad Shukr in Beirut.

According to the Israeli Broadcasting Authority, KAN, Netanyahu “warned his ministers against discussing security matters in the coming days, emphasising the “critical nature” of the situation.

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