Netanyahu has done what the world warned him not to

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Abir Sulta

Tony Diver

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Israel’s strike on Iran on Friday morning will not come as a surprise to Western observers − but it will cause great concern in Washington and London as the region tips closer towards an all-out war.

Following Iran’s attack on Israel on April 13, itself a response to an Israeli strike on an Iranian consulate, Tel Aviv was clear a response would be required.

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