As democracies, the United States, Israel, other democracies have a responsibility to do everything possible to protect civilians who may be caught in harm's way.

With regard to what comes next, again, I think understandably, people are very focused on the day of, not just the day after. But we do have to have conversations now about how we can best set the conditions for a durable sustainable…

Israel has the right and the obligation to defend itself and, again, to try to make sure that what happened never happens again.

We're standing up for our interests and values--not shrinking back.

I think it would do both terrible harm to our values, but also to our core interests.

We have urge the Israelis, for example, to provide the authority with the resources that it needs that are being held back.

Civilians must be able to stay out of harm's way, a task that is made even more difficult as Hamas uses civilians as human shields.

This is an instance where we have seen very significant burden sharing that would almost certainly go away if we go away.

Allowing Russia to prevail, with Iran's support, will simply embolden both Moscow and Iran.

Turning our backs on their efforts would have lasting implications for our own security and our own standing in the world.

Russia could stop this, but it does not.

I think it would do both terrible harm to our values, but also to our core interests.