Jacky Rosen: “Hamas violated a longstanding ceasefire.”

“The images and sounds in those videos, I will never forget. 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.” (01:38–01:42)

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