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As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expresses his intention to proceed navy operations within the Gaza Strip till the destruction of the Islamic group Hamas, US Secretary of Defense Austin is predicted to go to the Middle East and talk about with Prime Minister Netanyahu easy methods to cut back the size of the assault.
We will inform you concerning the developments relating to Israel and Palestine on December 18th, Japan time.