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Israel will not “hold back” should Iran launch an attack in retaliation for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran this week, a top Israeli security official warned in an interview on Friday. Haniyeh was buried on Friday in the Qatari capital Doha, where he had last lived in exile. Tzachi Hanegbi, Israel’s national security adviser, compared the current tensions to April, when Iran launched 330 drones, low-flying cruise missiles and ballistic missiles at Israel. At the time, Israel stifled its response at the request of the United States and other allies, Hanegbi said in th…

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