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Fast Facts
- President Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urging deescalation of the conflict but pledging US support for Israel’s right to self-defense, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, also calling for a deescalation of the conflict
- An Israeli airstrike took out Hamas’ top terror leader in Gaza, prompting militants to fire more rockets
- The IDF reported 6 Israeli civilian deaths and said one of its military members had also been killed
Hamas’ rocket barrages have been linked to Iranian equipment, money and expertise, according to Conricus – but the IDF believes Hamas made the decision to go on the offensive on its own due to internal political conflict with the rival Palestinian Authority and other domestic issues.
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Fox News’ Kelly Laco contributed to this report.
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