US Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Ilhan Omar criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s go to to Washington as Israel continued its onslaught on the Gaza Strip, the place greater than 57,500 Palestinians have been killed.
In a video message posted Tuesday on X, Sanders mentioned: “As President Trump and members of Congress roll out the red carpet for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, let us remember that Netanyahu has been indicted as a war criminal by the International Criminal Court for overseeing the systematic killing and starvation of civilians in Gaza. These war crimes continue to this day.”
Noting the civilian demise toll in Gaza, together with 17,000 kids, Israel’s blocking of help and massacres at new help distribution websites, Sanders mentioned “Netanyahu’s extremist government is also preventing baby formula from reaching hospitals, meaning mothers who have been starved for months and cannot breastfeed their infants have no alternative to watching their children slowly starve.”
“This is the man that Donald Trump and Congress are welcoming this week, a war criminal who will be remembered as one of the monsters of modern history,” he mentioned.
Omar additionally posted on X: “This is Benjamin Netanyahu’s third visit to DC this year. War criminals should not be welcomed by any president or Congress. He should be held accountable for his crimes, not platformed. Beyond shameful.”
The Israeli military has killed greater than 57,500 Palestinians, most of them girls and youngsters, in Gaza since October 2023. The relentless bombardment has destroyed the enclave and led to meals shortages and the unfold of ailments.
Last November, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for warfare crimes and crimes towards humanity in Gaza.
Israel additionally faces a genocide case on the International Court of Justice for its warfare on the enclave.
Source: www.anews.com.tr