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US Will Help Defend Israel if Attacked, Pentagon Says as Hamas Chief Killed
The U.S. will defend Israel from incoming attacks, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has said, as Israeli strikes kill two senior Iran-backed commanders and fears spike over wider conflict breaking out in the Middle East. "If Israel is attacked, we …