Israeli defence minister warns attack on Iran would be 'lethal'

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Israel has vowed to retaliate to a missile strike from Iran on its territory last week, despite the US urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to exercise caution in a call between the two leaders on Wednesday.

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00:00Turkey evacuated its citizens from Lebanon amid the growing escalation between Israel

00:07and the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. Thousands lined up to board the Turkish Navy

00:13ship for the 10-hour journey to Mersin in southern Turkey.

00:16I hope this war will end soon, because we left our family there, I left my husband there,

00:38so hope to come back soon."

00:41Last week, Iran fired almost 200 missiles into Israel after Israel intensified its airstrikes

00:47across Lebanon, killing multiple Hezbollah commanders.

00:53Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Galant vouched that Israel's retaliation for the missile

00:57strike would be lethal, despite the U.S. urging Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to exercise

01:03caution.

01:05Israel simultaneously continues to bombard Gaza while it expands its operation in Lebanon.

01:11IDF Spokesperson Daniel Hagari claims its offensive in Jabalia is an attempt to stop

01:17Hamas from regrouping, saying they had killed about 100 militants without providing evidence.

01:24The Palestinian Health Ministry announced that the death toll surpassed 42,000, which

01:29does not distinguish between militants and civilians.

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