Speaking to a roundtable of Jewish community leaders, US President Joe Biden says his deployment of military ships and aircraft closer to Israel should be seen as a signal to Iran
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Biden dispatched his top diplomat, Antony Blinken, to the Middle East to show Washington’s enduring support for Israel, seek to secure the release of captives, including Americans, and prevent a wider war from erupting. Israel withdrew Jewish settlers and Israeli troops from Gaza in 2005 after 38 years of occupation. An Israeli blockade since Hamas seized power in the enclave in 2007 has created conditions which Palestinians say are intolerable.
Asked if Washington had advocated for Israel to exercise restraint in its response, Blinken said before departing that Israel respects international law and makes efforts to avoid civilian casualties.
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