ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 62

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White House on IDF Jenin raid: We support Israel’s right to defend itself

Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

A convoy of army vehicles is seen during an Israeli military raid in Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, July 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
A convoy of army vehicles is seen during an Israeli military raid in Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, July 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Weighing in for the first time on the Israeli military’s widespread military operation in the northern West Bank’s Jenin Refugee Camp, the White House expresses its support for “Israel’s security and right to defend its people against Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and other terrorist groups.”

A National Security Council spokesperson adds in a statement that the administration is “monitoring the situation closely.”

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