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July 17, 2014

Obama Admin Faults Hamas for Palestinian Civilian Deaths 
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In Washington, State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki called
Palestinian civilian deaths "absolutely tragic" but blamed Hamas for the
casualties, saying: "They're putting their own people at risk by
continuing to escalate the situation on the ground." In his first public
comments on the Gaza assault, President Obama also lamented the mass
killings of Palestinians but defended Israel's attacks by saying they
are in self-defense.

 

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