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Thursday, July 24, 2014
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Hamas responsible for fire, British FM says
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond says the “current cycle of violence has been triggered by Hamas.”
He says Israel has the right to defend itself, but emphasizes that “we want to see a ceasefire quickly agreed,” and says Britain is concerned about the high number of Palestinian civilian casualties.
Britain was “grateful that you agreed” to the Egyptian proposal for a ceasefire, he says.
As he speaks, sirens sound in Tel Aviv and the Sharon region.
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