Jacky Rosen: “Hamas took deliberate and preemptive actions against…”

“And I encourage all members to see for themselves what Israel is fighting against. Pure terror. Pure, pure evil. On October 7, Hamas violated a longstanding ceasefire. When they chose, they chose to start this war. Hamas took deliberate and preemptive actions against innocent civilians, including dismemberment, torture and mass rape. and what only can be described as barbaric terrorism. And as any other nation would, Israel has responded to this unprovoked attack by acting to defend its own population, as they have the absolute right to do so.” (01:46–01:59)

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