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Source: http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2014/07/22/at_un_canada_blames_hamas_for_gaza_casualties.html#
At UN, Canada Blames Hamas for Gaza Casualties
(Toronto Star-Canada) Les Whittington - Canada's representative to the UN, Guillermo Rishchynski, told the Security Council on Tuesday: "The indiscriminate rocket attacks from Gaza on Israel are terrorist acts, for which there can be no justification." Hamas has "sought to deliberately put civilians, from both sides, in mortal danger." "The Israel Defense Forces have continued to demonstrate a commitment to minimize civilian casualties in response to the relentless rocket attacks," he added. Canada called on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to disarm Hamas, eliminate militias and private armies in Gaza, and keep smugglers from making military equipment available to militants there.