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November 16, 2012

U.S. Says Hamas Is to Blame for Gaza Violence 
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White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters Thursday: "There
is no justification for the violence that Hamas and other terrorist
organizations are employing against the people of Israel." Speaking
later Thursday, U.S. State Department spokesperson Mark Toner said the
onus was on Hamas to stop the violence.

Mark Toner: "Let me be very clear, the onus here is on Hamas. And, you
know, as Jay Carney just said from the White House, it claims to have
the best interest of the Palestinian people at heart, but through its
actions, it is showing, it is showing a far different agenda."

Israel has also continued to prepare for a potential ground invasion in
Gaza by calling up thousands of army reservists. Egyptian Prime Minister
Hesham Kandil visited the Gaza Strip Friday in a show of solidarity
amidst fragile hopes he might broker a truce.

 

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