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Tom Cotton: “Children in Gaza aren't going hungry because of lack of…”

Featuring: Tom Cotton, Republican | U.S. Senate, Arkansas

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Published | Video Starts at 49:03

… Gaza approximately 96,000 trucks containing nearly 1 1/2 million tons of food, 46,000 tons of medical supplies, 60,000 tons of water, and around 170,000 tons of shelter equipment. Put simply, Children in Gaza aren't going hungry because of lack of supplies from Israel. They're suffering because Hamas uses food and humanitarian aid as a weapon to stay in power. Now, you may see these easels next to me and believe I'm about to show you heart wrenching images of malnourished kids. That's what some more gullible senators have done lately. (49:03–49:15)

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Asserts that Hamas uses humanitarian aid as a weapon, not a lack of supplies from Israel, causing suffering in Gaza.

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