"Hamas has no interest in the Palestinian people, it does not represent its future, its only goal is to destroy Israel and kill Jews. Israel has the right to defend itself and ensure that this does not happen."
So US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benyamyn Netanyahu in Tel Aviv.
"We democracies defend the same values even in the face of alterror," he added.
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