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Friday, July 18, 2014
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Friday, July 18, 2014
As Netanyahu speaks with Obama, sirens ring out
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with US President Barack Obama and a siren sounds in the middle of their conversation.
Netanyahu tells Obama that “this is the reality for millions of Israelis in recent days,” according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office.
Netanyahu also tells Obama that Hamas is using civilians as human shield in Gaza, as was shown yesterday when 20 rockets where found in a school run by UNRWA.
“Therefore Hamas is responsible if residents of Gaza are being hit,” the prime minister tells the president.
He thanks Obama for America’s support of Israel’s right to defend itself and for helping develop the Iron Dome missile defense system.
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