* Israel claims it shared 'smoking gun' evidence Hamas operated in the building with the US in a call Saturday
* Biden 'found the explanation satisfactory', according to a source close to the Israeli foreign ministry
* He said the information had not been shared more widely because no other countries had asked about it
* IAF dropped three bombs on the Al-Jalaa building in Gaza City on Saturday, collapsing it in a cloud of smoke
* The Israeli military gave journalists and residents one hour to evacuate before striking the offices and flats
* President Joe Biden phoned Israeli PM Bejnamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to express concern about the situation in Gaza - A UN Security Council meeting will take place later on Sunday
* White House press secretary Jen Psaki tweeted that the U.S. had 'communicated directly to the Israelis that ensuring the safety and security of journalists and independent media is a paramount responsibility'
* Strike came hours after another Israeli air raid on a refugee camp in Gaza City killed at least 10 Palestinians
* Pro-Palestinian demonstrators rallied in cities across North America on Saturday, calling for an end to Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip as the worst violence in years flared between the Jewish state and Islamist militants
* On Sunday, the United States told the United Nations Security Council it has made clear to Israel and the Palestinians that it is ready to offer support 'should the parties seek a ceasefire'
* Sally Buzbee, AP's executive editor, has called for an independent investigation into the Israeli airstrike
* Some are skeptical an office of reporters were completely unaware they were sharing a building with Hamas militants
Israel claims to have shared 'smoking gun' evidence with the US that Hamas used the destroyed building that housed The Associated Press and Al Jazeera in Gaza City, as news organizations demand answers.
Government officials said the Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu shared a 'smoking gun' with US President Joe Biden in their phone call on Saturday.
A source close to Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi said: 'We showed them the smoking gun proving Hamas worked out of that building'.
He added Biden had 'found the explanation satisfactory', without providing details of the evidence.
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Israel didn't attack Gaza first, it just return the fire from where it was coming: Gaza.
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