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Bernie Sanders: “As a result of that war, well over 100,000 have been…”

Featuring: Bernie Sanders, Independent | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Published March 8, 2025 | Video Starts at 55:20

And as a result of that all out war, 45,000 people, most of whom. Are women and children, are dead. And As a result of that war, well over 100,000 have been injured. And as a result of that War. The infrastructure, the health care, the schools, the water systems, the wastewater plants in Gaza have been virtually destroyed. (55:20–55:26)

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