Netanyahu convenes the security cabinet following a deadly strike in Golan

The Israeli Prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu convenes the security cabinet in Tel Aviv following a deadly rocket attack in the Golan Heights. Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Sunday vowed to "hit the enemy hard" after rocket fire from Lebanon killed 12 young people in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights and again raised fears that the war in Gaza will spread.

After the meeting, his office said: "The members of the cabinet authorised the prime minister and the defence minister to decide on the manner and timing of the response against the Hezbollah terrorist organisation." It offered no further details.