Netanyahu says U.S. had right to self-defence in killing Soleimani - statement


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  • Friday, 03 Jan 2020

FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (not pictured) at the Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece, January 2, 2020. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis/File Photo

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that the United States had the right to defend itself by killing senior Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani.

"Just as Israel has the right of self-defence, the United States has exactly the same right," Netanyahu said in a statement issued by his office.

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