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Netanyahu: Israel doesn't follow 'American dictates'

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement on Saturday that Israel chose its targets in Iran based on its national interests, and not "American dictates" as some earlier reports had suggested.

He said it was "completely false" that Israel had avoided striking Iranian gas and oil facilities because of pressure from Washington. 

Israel had alerted the US to Saturday's strikes before they took place.