U.S. asks Turkey to urge Hamas to stop rocket attacks

U.S. asks Turkey to urge Hamas to stop rocket attacks
November 16, 2012 - 14:03 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - The United States has asked Turkey, along with Egypt, that have contact with Hamas to urge the group to stop its recent rocket attacks from Gaza, a White House adviser said on Thursday, Nov 15, according to Today’s Zaman.

"We've ... urged those that have a degree of influence with Hamas such as Turkey, and Egypt and some of our European partners to use that influence to urge Hamas to de-escalate," said Ben Rhodes, deputy national security advisor, in a conference call with reporters.

Asked whether the United States was concerned that Israeli ground forces would enter Gaza, Rhodes said: “Ultimately it's up to the Israeli government to make determinations about how they're going to carry out their military objectives.”

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