The new American Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, affirmed Israel’s right to defend her citizens in a press conference today, after Israel responded to a Palestinian attack on an IDF patrol.  Reuters noted Clinton’s main concern would be to get a durable cease-fire on the ground and to attend to the needs of the civilian population.

However, she also noted,

It is regrettable that the Hamas leadership apparently believes that it is in their interest to provoke the right of self-defense instead of building a better future for the people of Gaza.

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Palestinians attacked an Israeli patrol this morning ina cross-border raid, killing one soldier and wounding two others.  As the body controlling Gaza, Hamas bears direct responsibility for violating the ceasefire and for the consequences of this action.

For further information and analysis, see the Christian Science Monitor.

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