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An Israeli delegation’s planned visit to Washington would have sent the “wrong message” to Hamas if it proceeded as planned, a spokesperson for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told NewsNation Friday. Netanyahu cancelled the visit after the U.S. abstained from a vote on a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in…

After discussing efforts for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Cairo, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that an Israeli invasion in Rafah in southern Gaza would be 'a mistake.' 'A big military operation in Rafah would be a mistake, something we don’t support,' he said. 'And it’s also not necessary to deal…