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Benjamin Netanyahu: I'm very sad when I see that. We're sad for every civilian casualty. They're not intended. This is the difference…

On the recordJuly 20, 2014
I'm very sad when I see that. We're sad for every civilian casualty. They're not intended. This is the difference between us. The Hamas deliberately target civilians and deliberately hide behind civilians.
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Benjamin Netanyahu

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Netanyahu expresses sadness over civilian casualties in Gaza and distinguishes between Israeli actions and Hamas's tactics.

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