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Bernie Sanders: “There are 2.2 million people in Gaza. 30,000 are dead, most…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 26:58

But what Netanyahu has done is not just go to war against Hamas. What he has done is go to war against the entire Palestinian people. And it's not. I mean, I say it's not just. There are 2.2 million people in Gaza. 30,000 are dead, most of whom are women, children and elderly people. 80,000 are wounded. 65% of the housing stock has been damaged or destroyed. The medical infrastructure has been largely destroyed. Every University of 12 universities in Gaza have been bombed. (26:58–27:07)

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Asserts that 30,000 people in Gaza are dead, mostly women, children, and elderly.

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