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Israel-Hamas Conflict: Latest Updates

“We don’t have to choose between defending Israel and aiding Palestinian civilians. We can and must do both.”
Secretary of State Antony Blinken

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Defending Israel is essential. So is aiding civilians in Gaza.

Secretary Blinken (foreground) and Secretary Austin (background) are seated during a Congressional hearing (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

We don’t have to choose between defending Israel and aiding Palestinian civilians. We can and must do both. That is the only way to stand firmly by one of our closest allies, protect innocent lives, uphold the international rules of the road that ultimately benefit the American people, and preserve the sole viable path to lasting peace and security for Israelis and Palestinians: two states for two peoples.

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