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Michael Waltz: “Aner, who protected God knows how many innocents...by picking up and throwing Hamas hand grenades.”

Featuring: Michael Waltz, Republican | U.S. House, Florida, District 6

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And there's others that I think their stories should be heard, and we should take these opportunities and these moments to tell their stories. Azee's nephew, Amit, who was murdered at the Nova Festival. And like Aner, who protected God knows how many innocents...by picking up and throwing Hamas hand grenades. that they were throwing at a civilian crowd at a music festival. They picked them up and threw them back. Not once, not twice. Seven times. I mean, that's a Medal of Honor. (03:18–03:31)

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Asserts that Aner protected civilians by throwing back grenades during an attack.

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