[AP/Ha'aretz] The United States and the United Kingdom backed Israel's right to defend itself in the face of ongoing Kassam rocket fire from Gaza on Monday. "Israel is faced with the difficult challenge of countering these continued rocket attacks from Gaza into Israeli territory," State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said. "They have a right to defend themselves." British Ambassador to Israel Tom Phillips visited Sderot on Monday. "It is terrible that civilian life in southern Israel is under daily fire," he said. "The Palestinians must stop these attacks." "Israel is in a difficult position, and has the right to defend itself from such attacks against its civilians," continued Phillips.
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