The U.S. State Department criticized Israeli forces for destroying a U.N. food warehouse Sunday in the Gaza Strip. “We think it’s critical that the Israelis investigate the circumstances of that incident and take immediate steps to ensure that civilians and humanitarian facilities are not harmed,” State Department spokesman Philip Reeker said Tuesday.
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