Washington: President Donald Trump has urged Gaza militants to stop firing rockets into southern Israel, telling them "these terrorist acts against Israel will bring you nothing but more misery".
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....To the Gazan people — these terrorist acts against Israel will bring you nothing but more misery. END the violence and work towards peace - it can happen!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 6, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">....To the Gazan people — these terrorist acts against Israel will bring you nothing but more misery. END the violence and work towards peace - it can happen!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 6, 2019....To the Gazan people — these terrorist acts against Israel will bring you nothing but more misery. END the violence and work towards peace - it can happen!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 6, 2019
Taking to Twitter, the President said the US supported Israel "100% in its defense of its citizens".
"END the violence and work towards peace - it can happen!" he continued.
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Gaza militants fired hundreds of rockets into southern Israel on Sunday, killing at least four Israelis and bringing life to a standstill across the region in the bloodiest exchanges since a 2014 war.
As Israel pounded Gaza with retaliatory airstrikes, the Palestinian death toll rose to 23, including two pregnant women and two babies.