Obama Says U.S. ‘Fully Supportive’ of Israel Defense Rights
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President Barack Obama said the U.S. will continue to support Israel in its battle against Palestinian missiles, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that the country was ready to broaden its Gaza operation.
“We are fully supportive of Israel’s right to defend itself from missiles landing on people’s homes and workplaces and potentially killing civilians, and we will continue to support Israel’s right to defend itself,” Obama said at a press conference in Bangkok, where he began a three-nation trip that will include the first visit by a sitting U.S. president to Myanmar.