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Israel Prime Minister Says Country Is "At War"

A released Israeli hostage recounted being sexually assaulted at gunpoint by one of the Palestinian militants who held her captive in Gaza, in the first such personal account published Tuesday in an interview with the New York Times.

Amit Soussana, 40, was taken hostage on Oct. 7 from Kibbutz Kfar Aza. Security camera footage showed her fighting back against her abductors. She said that around Oct. 24 she was attacked by the man guarding her after washing in the bathroom.

Soussana said the guard, who called himself Muhammad, put a gun to her forehead, beat her and dragged her to a child's bedroom. "Then he, with the gun pointed at me, forced me to commit a sexual act on him," Soussana said in the interview.

The Times said Soussana's account was consistent with what she told two doctors and a social worker less than 24 hours after she was freed on Nov. 30. during a week-long truce.

"Their reports about her account state the nature of the sexual act; The Times agreed not to disclose the specifics," the newspaper said.
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GOP Rep. Tim Walberg suggests Gaza should be handled 'like Nagasaki and Hiroshima'

The Michigan congressman said his comments were intended to convey his desire for Israel and Ukraine to "swiftly" end their wars "without putting American troops in harm's way."
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GOP Rep. Tim Walberg suggests Gaza should be handled 'like Nagasaki and Hiroshima'​

The Michigan congressman said his comments were intended to convey his desire for Israel and Ukraine to "swiftly" end their wars "without putting American troops in harm's way."
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Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., invoked Hiroshima and Nagasaki while talking about the conflict in Gaza.Bill Clark / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images fil
March 31, 2024, 8:02 AM PDT / Updated March 31, 2024, 10:02 AM PDT
By Rebecca Cohen
Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., said this week that the conflict in Gaza should be over quickly "like Nagasaki and Hiroshima," and the United States should refrain from sending any humanitarian aid to the besieged enclave as Israel's war with Hamas continues.
"We shouldn’t be spending a dime on humanitarian aid," Walberg said at a town hall meeting on Monday in Dundee, Michigan, according to a video that circulated on social media.

"It should be like Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Get it over quick," he continued, referring to the Japanese cities on which the U.S. dropped atomic bombs during World War II. Hundreds of thousands of people died.
In a statement, Walberg said he "used a metaphor to convey the need for both Israel and Ukraine to win their wars as swiftly as possible, without putting American troops in harm's way."
"My reasoning was the exact opposite of what is being reported: the quicker these wars end, the fewer innocent lives will be caught in the crossfire," he added.

According to Walberg's public calendar, he was scheduled to attend a community gathering in Dundee on Monday, March 25, at 10 a.m.
Walberg made the comment in response to a question from an audience member who asked, "Why are we spending our money to build a port for them?"

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The question appeared to reference the Biden administration's plan to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza via a floating dock. The United Nations and other agencies have warned the enclave is on the brink of famine amid Israel's five-month assault and the lack of sufficient supplies flowing into Gaza.
"It's Joe Biden's reason: We need to get humanitarian aid into Gaza. I don't think we should," Walberg replied.
More than 32,000 people have died in Gaza since Israel launched its war against Hamas, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. The military campaign follows the militant group's Oct. 7 attack in the country, in which nearly 1,200 people were killed and about 250 were taken hostage. More than 100 people are still believed to be held captive in Gaza.

A number of Walberg's fellow Michigan politicians quickly criticized his remarks.
Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens said in a post on X that "threatening to use, suggesting the use of, or, God forbid actually using nuclear weapons, are unacceptable tactics of war in the 21st Century."
Former Rep. Justin Amash, a Palestinian American Republican who is running for Senate, said in a post that Walberg's comments "evince an utter indifference to human suffering," adding "for him to suggest that hundreds of thousands of innocent Palestinians should be obliterated, including my own relatives sheltering at an Orthodox Christian church, is reprehensible and indefensible."
State Sen. Darrin Camilleri, a Democrat, called on Walberg to resign, and Democratic Rep. Dan Kildee said Walberg's comments were "horrific & shocking" and his position "indefensible."
"My colleague’s comments are reckless and wrong," Rep. Hillary Scholten, a Democrat, said on X. She called Walberg’s comments "depraved" and urged him to "retract and apologize."
Politicians and organizations outside of Michigan also took issue with Walberg's comments.
Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pa., called the comments "horrific, inhumane, and barbaric," and Rep. Andy Kim, D-N.J., said the remarks were "disgraceful" and "shameful."
"This clear call to genocide by a member of Congress should be condemned by all Americans who value human life and international law," Dawud Walid, executive director of CAIR-MI — a Muslim civil rights group — said in a statement. "To so casually call for what would result in the killing of every human being in Gaza sends the chilling message that Palestinian lives have no value."
 
So I'm watching the BBC on this story and I'm just learning they were in a convoy of 3 trucks in an Israeli controlled area, that has no fighting. Each truck was clearly labeled UN and World Central Kitchen on the roofs. They hit each truck with strikes.
That means the higher up cleared for this to happen. And I bet its cuz they're mad they're feeding Palestinians. Biden really looking like a whole bitch out here.
 
Its also crazy how Israel is trying to provoke the West Bank the last few weeks.

Israels goals are simple. Said it before a single bomb dropped. Israel wants to get rid of all palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. Hamas gave them the perfect oppurtunity to do it in Gaza. Israel wishes it could just kill the 6 million palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. That would be the easiest and least painful way for them. Since they cant do that, theyll just make conditions so bad that Egypt will eventually have to take in those 2 million Gazans, and then Israel will shut down the border and never let them back in.

Im sure the only thing Israel wishes was happening would be a similar type of attack from the Westbank. Their steadily provoking them. If it happens, Israel will be in heaven theyll be so happy.
 
I don’t want to hear shit about the West involving themselves in other ppl s domestic issues until they handle this nonsense
 
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