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Netanyahu cuts visit to US to assume control over response to Gaza attack

25 March 2019 12:12 (UTC +04:00)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he would cut his visit to the United States and return to Israel to take charge of a response to the recent attack from the Gaza Strip, ONA reports citing Sputnik.

"In the light of the events related to the security, I have decided to shorten my visit to the United States. In a few hours I will meet with [US President Donald] Trump and immediately return to Israel to control our actions on the spot," the prime minister said, as cited by his press service.

Seven people, including children, were injured earlier in the morning by a Palestinian shell that hit a crowded residential neighborhood in Israel.