Chris Murphy and Dick Durbin's comments come after an Israeli airstrike hit a Gaza refugee camp. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe lawmakers' comments appear to be prompted in part by a Tuesday airstrike launched by Israel's military that devastated a refugee camp in Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed credit for the strike on the Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza. In his Thursday statement, Murphy reaffirmed Israel's "right and obligation" to defend itself from terror attacks.

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