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Mark Regev: “We had a chance yesterday to de-escalate. We tried that very seriously. Unfortunately, Hamas was not interested and just…”

On the recordJuly 28, 2014
We had a chance yesterday to de-escalate. We tried that very seriously. Unfortunately, Hamas was not interested and just increase its attacks upon us.
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Mark Regev

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Regev discusses the missed opportunity for de-escalation in the conflict.

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