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Iran and Israel have been bitter foes for more than four decades. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been the world's most outspoken leader against Iran's nuclear program, and Jerusalem has been accused of assassinating Iranian nuclear scientists. Tehran has been the main backer of Hezbollah, which has been involved in several military skirmishes against the Jewish state and has targeted Israel's cities with sophisticated rockets. Since the beginning of the civil war in Syria in 2011, Israel has been bombing Iranian and Shiite targets almost with impunity.
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