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White House blames Hamas for violence in Gaza

By Pete Kasperowicz

Published May 14, 2018 6:42pm ET

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White House blames Hamas for violence in Gaza — Israeli fire has killed dozens of Palestinians during mass protests along the Gaza border, marking the deadliest day of violence since a devastating 2014 cross-border war and casting a pall over Israel's festive inauguration of the new U.S. Embassy in contested Jerusalem. | (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

White House deputy press secretary Raj Shah said Monday that Hamas is responsible for the death of dozens of Palestinians who were shot by Israeli troops during violent protests in Gaza.

“The responsibility for these tragic deaths rests squarely with Hamas,” Shah said at the White House. “Hamas is intentionally and cynically providing this response, and as the secretary of state said, Israel has the right to defend itself.”

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