The United States accused the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on Friday of igniting violence in the Palestinian autonomous region.
"They are the culprits in terms of this new wave of violence ...This all started with Hamas not only attacking the legitimate security forces in the Gaza Strip, but also starting a stepped-up campaign of rocket launches against Israel," State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said at a news briefing.
"The U.S. government wants to see an end to the violence, a reduction in the violence, because the victims here are the innocent Palestinian people," McCormack said.
"We believe (Palestinian) President Abbas is doing everything that he can in order to bring order back to the Gaza Strip," the spokesman added.
Ezz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, resumed firing rockets on Israel Tuesday, having wounded at least two Israelis and prompted series of retaliatory airstrikes in Gaza Strip.
On Thursday, the Israeli air forces continued its air strike against targets in Gaza city, killing at least seven Palestinians.
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