U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that it is not clear there was any involvement by Iran in the weekend attack by Hamas on Israel.
Iran has long been a supporter of Hamas, the group designated by the U.S. as a terrorist organization, whose attack on Saturday left at least 250 in Israel dead.
"We have not yet seen evidence that Iran directed or was behind this particular attack, but there is certainly a long relationship," Blinken said on CNN's "State of the Union."
Israel has since struck back at Hamas, including strikes in Gaza, and the country's Security Cabinet officially approved a "war situation."
"Our first focus is to make sure Israel has what it needs to deal with the situation in Gaza.
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