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The US Secretary of State, though, explained the US ally has no intention of running Gaza as the next day for the territory remains unclear.
Palestinian officials blamed an Israel air strike for the explosion which killed hundreds of people.
The capital was full of demonstrations over the weekend.
Isaac Herzog blamed Hamas and the "distorted information" coming out of the war zone.
Robert Jenrick called on Israel to “surgically degrade" Hamas.
The mother and her teenage daughter, identified as Judith and Natalie Raanan from Chicago, were released on Friday “for humanitarian reasons”.
The UN said it was the deadliest week for Palestinians in the West Bank since at least 2005.
The United Nations called for the cease-fire to the Israel-Hamas attacks so that aid can reach people in Gaza, who have gone nearly two weeks without food, water and other essentials.
The president's rare prime-time Oval Office address comes fresh off his visit to Tel Aviv and amid continuing turmoil in the House of Representatives.
Speaking in Tel Aviv, the prime minister says the UK stands with Israel in its "darkest hour".