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Mexico rebukes Netanyahu over praise for Trump border wall

The Mexican government has criticised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after he tweeted in praise of Donald Trump's plans to build a wall along the border with Mexico:

"The foreign ministry expressed to the government of Israel, via its ambassador in Mexico, its profound astonishment, rejection and disappointment over Prime Minister Netanyahu's message," the foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday.

"Mexico is a friend of Israel and should be treated as such by its Prime Minister."