The leader of the Democratic majority in the US Senate, Chuck Schumer said that Israel has the right to defend itself against "Hezbollah" when he was asked to comment on the rocket attack on a football field in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, in which 12 children and youths were killed, Reuters reported. quoted by BTA.
Israel blamed the Iran-backed Shiite group for the attack, but "Hezbollah" denied having anything to do with the attack, which has heightened fears of a regional conflict.
"Israel has every right to defend itself against "Hezbollah", as it does with "Hamas,", Schumer said in an interview with the "CBS News" television.