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Jerusalem—Israel and Hamas traded more heavy fire Thursday in the Gaza war that has killed thousands as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited to stress strong solidarity but also urge restraint to protect Palestinian civilians.
US President Joe Biden—who has strongly backed Israel and started sending military aid —also cautioned on Wednesday that Israel must, despite “all the anger and frustration … operate by the rules of war.” Israeli Energy Minister Israel Katz vowed Thursday the total siege of Gaza would continue until the hostages are freed.
“I would never have been able to imagine .. something like this,” Doron Spielman, an Israeli army spokesman, said at one gated community where more than 100 residents were killed.Netanyahu has said the Hamas onslaught was of a level of “savagery… we have not seen since the Holocaust”. “Everybody is impacted in Israel,” said Joana Ouisman, 38, a finance executive. “I’ve been watching TV all day for the past three to four days. All I do is cry.”
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