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“This crisis was triggered by Hamas raining hundreds of rockets on Israeli cities, indiscriminately targeting civilians in contravention of all humanitarian law and norms.

In the last fortnight, Hamas has fired 1,850 rockets at Israeli cities.

This unprecedented barrage continues to this moment, with Hamas rejecting all proposals for a ceasefire, including those put forward by the Egyptian government.

I have been clear throughout this crisis that Israel has the right to defend itself.

Those criticising Israel’s response must ask themselves how they would expect their own government to react if hundreds of rockets were raining down on British cities today.” (Prime Minister David Cameron in a statement to the House of Commons, 21/07/2014)