Obama condemns Hamas attack on Israeli soldiers
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U.S. President Obama condemned a reported Hamas attack on Israeli soldiers in Gaza, Friday (August 1) and for breaching a ceasefire soon after it came into effect.
Referring to Hamas, Obama said, "If they are serious about trying to resolve this situation, that soldier needs to be unconditionally released as soon as possible."
Renewed Israeli shelling killed more than 50 Palestinians and wounded some 220, hospital officials said. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called his security cabinet into special session and publicly warned Hamas and other militant groups they would "bear the consequences of their actions".
The 72-hour break announced by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was the most ambitious attempt so far to end more than three weeks of fighting, and followed mounting international alarm over a rising Palestinian civilian death toll.
"Israel committed to that 72-hour ceasef
U.S. President Obama condemned a reported Hamas attack on Israeli soldiers in Gaza, Friday (August 1) and for breaching a ceasefire soon after it came into effect.
Referring to Hamas, Obama said, "If they are serious about trying to resolve this situation, that soldier needs to be unconditionally released as soon as possible."
Renewed Israeli shelling killed more than 50 Palestinians and wounded some 220, hospital officials said. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called his security cabinet into special session and publicly warned Hamas and other militant groups they would "bear the consequences of their actions".
The 72-hour break announced by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was the most ambitious attempt so far to end more than three weeks of fighting, and followed mounting international alarm over a rising Palestinian civilian death toll.
"Israel committed to that 72-hour ceasef