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Tuesday, May 11, 2021
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Pelosi condemns Hamas rocket fire
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi condemns Hamas rockets targeting Israel and says the Jewish state has the right to defend itself.
“Every civilian death is a tragedy that we mourn. Hamas’s accelerating violence only risks killing more civilians, including innocent Palestinians,” the top House Democrat says in a statement.
She appears to criticize both sides for the violence in Jerusalem that preceded the rocket fire, saying “recent inflammatory provocations including by extremist forces in Jerusalem have exacerbated the situation, and restraint must be shown by all to de-escalate the crisis.”
“Let us all pray that the situation will be resolved immediately and peacefully,” Pelosi adds.
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