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U.S. defends decision to ban flights to Israel

2014-07-23 41 Dailymotion

ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />STORY: Hamas does possess rockets that can reach Israel's Ben Gurion airport although the accuracy of the rockets does remain limited, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday.<br/> <br />State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said Hamas' anti-aircraft missile capabilities are still being determined and there is no evidence the Islamist group has used them.<br/> <br />"During current fighting Hamas rockets have landed north of the airport although the accuracy of their rockets does remain limited," Harf said.<br/> <br />"We don't have confirmation that Hamas has launched heat-seeking anti-aircraft missiles during the current conflict, or that Hamas has access to the type of anti-aircraft missiles like those we saw brought down (the) Malaysian aircraft in Ukraine," she added.<br/> <br />American aviation authorities extended a ban on U.S. flights to Tel Aviv for the second day on Wednesday, spooked by rocket salvoes out of Gaza.

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