We had a chance yesterday to deescalate. We tried that very seriously. Unfortunately, Hamas was not interested in just increasing attacks upon us and today, we're responding in time, in kind.
Mark Regev discusses Israel's attempts to deescalate the situation and Hamas's continued aggression.
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