President Joe Biden has warned Israel that it would be a "big mistake" to occupy Gaza in retaliation for deadly attacks by Hamas. Biden made a call for restraint in an interview with CBS that was broadcast on Sunday.
"What happened in Gaza, in my view, is Hamas and the extreme elements of Hamas don't represent all the Palestinian people. And I think that...It would be a mistake for Israel to occupy Gaza again," Biden told interviewer of the "60 Minutes" program.
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