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| Israeli rocket hits downtown Gaza City
Aboard Air Force One - Following Israel's assassination of the Hamas commander in Gaza, President Obama and Mr. Netanyahu of Israel agreed that beleaguered nation has a right to defend itself against attacks in Gaza.
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Israel
launched the offensive on Wednesday by assassinating Hamas' military
commander, but Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes said the U.S. believes "the precipitating
factor for the conflict was the rocket fire coming out of Gaza. We
believe Israel has a right to defend itself, and they'll make their
own decisions about the tactics they use in that regard."
He
added, "These rockets have been fired into Israeli civilian
areas and territory for some time now. So Israelis have endured far
too much of a threat from these rockets for far too long, and that is
what led the Israelis to take the action that they did in Gaza."
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