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The Obama administration said Wednesday that it had warned Israels government repeatedly to use caution and restraint with the half a dozen aid boats bound for Gaza before Israeli commandos raided the flotilla this week in the operation that killed nine people.We communicated with Israel through multiple channels many times regarding the flotilla, P.J. Crowley, a State Department spokesman, said in a statement issued in response to a question from The Washington Post. We emphasized caution and restraint given the anticipated presence of civilians, including American citizens.The acknowledgment shed new light on the administrations contact with the Israeli government before the Monday morning raid, which has inflamed international opinion against Israel and complicated President Obamas efforts to improve US relations with the Islamic world White House officials said Wednesday that there is a growing consensus within the administration that US and Israeli policy toward Gaza must change, even as Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu flatly rejected calls for his country to lift its blockade of the Palestinian territory.