Senior U.S. officials place full blame on Hamas for Gaza escalation
With fire kites and rocket firings, Hamas is "pushing Israel to engage in increasingly significant acts of self-defense," the group added.
United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Nikki Haley speaks in front of White House senior adviser Jared Kushner during a meeting of the UN Security Council at UN headquarters in New York, U.S., February 20, 2018. Updated: 
