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Apr
Jerusalem, April 12, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has vowed an "appropriate response" if Iran attacks his country's territory. "A direct Iranian attack on Israeli territory will require an appropriate Israeli response against Iran," Gallant told US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin on Thursday during a phone conversation on preparations for a possible Iranian retaliatory attack, Xinhua news agency reported. During the conversation, Gallant detailed the Israeli preparations and emphasised that Israel "will not tolerate an Iranian attack on its territory". It was the second time the two officials had talked over the past week. The US Intelligence officials have…