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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference with Hungary's Prime Minister (unseen) after bilateral talks on April 3, 2025 in Budapest, Hungary.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference with Hungary's Prime Minister (unseen) after bilateral talks on April 3, 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Hungary in defiance of the International Criminal Court (ICC)'s arrest warrant against him over alleged war crimes in Gaza. Hungary has long-standing ties with Israel, and they been further bolstered up since the start of the war in Gaza, sparked by the Palestinian militant group Hamas's attack on October 7, 2023. (Photo by Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP)

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Agence France-Presse

JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted on Sunday that Israel would do &quot;everything necessary&quot; to stop Hezbollah from regrouping in Lebanon and Hamas from doing the same in Gaza.Over the past week Israel has hit multiple targets in neighboring Lebanon, with the Israeli military saying on Saturday it had struck Hezbollah launchers and military sites.Gaza&#x27;s civil defense agency said 21 people were killed and dozens more wounded in multiple Israeli air strikes on Saturday, as Hamas and Israel again traded allegations of violating the fragile ceasefire in place since October 10.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/11/18/israel-hails-trump-gaza-plan-after-un-security-council-vote-1858">READ: Israel hails Trump Gaza plan after UN Security Council vote</a></div>&quot;We are continuing to strike terrorism on several fronts,&quot; Netanyahu said as he opened a cabinet meeting.&quot;This weekend, the IDF (Israeli military) struck in Lebanon, and we will continue to do everything necessary to prevent Hezbollah from re-establishing its threat capability against us.&quot;This is also what we are doing in the Gaza Strip. Since the ceasefire, Hamas has not stopped violating it, and we are acting accordingly.&quot;Saturday was one of the deadliest days since the US-brokered truce between Israel and Hamas came into effect, after two years of war.The Israeli military said an &quot;armed terrorist&quot; had crossed the so-called yellow line -- the boundary within the Gaza Strip that Israeli forces have withdrawn behind -- and fired at Israeli soldiers.In response, the military then &quot;began striking terror targets in the Gaza Strip&quot;, it said.Netanyahu claimed Sunday that Hamas had made &quot;several attempts&quot; to infiltrate beyond the yellow line to &quot;try to harm our soldiers&quot;.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/11/19/is-israel-pushing-palestinians-to-leave-gaza-voluntarily-1302">READ: Is Israel pushing Palestinians to leave Gaza &#x27;voluntarily?&#x27;</a></div>&quot;We have thwarted this with great force and also retaliated and exacted a very heavy price. That includes many terrorists we eliminated,&quot; he added.Netanyahu said it was an &quot;absolute lie&quot; that Israel needed outside approval before taking action.&quot;We decide independently of any factor, and that is how it should be. Israel is responsible for its own security,&quot; he said.The Israeli military and the Shin Bet domestic security agency claimed that Saturday&#x27;s strikes on Gaza &quot;eliminated the head of supply and equipment in Hamas&#x27;s production headquarters&quot;.Alaa Haddadeh &quot;operated to transfer weapons from Hamas&#x27;s headquarters to battalion and field commanders&quot;, a joint statement said.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted on Sunday that Israel would do "everything necessary" to stop Hezbollah from regrouping in Lebanon and Hamas from doing the same in Gaza.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted on Sunday that Israel would do "everything necessary" to stop Hezbollah from regrouping in Lebanon and Hamas from doing the same in Gaza.

Israel's Netanyahu vows to keep striking Hamas and Hezbollah

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Israel's Netanyahu vows to keep striking Hamas and Hezbollah

Agence France-Presse

Published November 23, 2025 11:26 PM PHT

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Updated November 23, 2025 11:29 PM PHT

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