Durbin comments on Hamas Attacks And Israeli response

WASHINGTON (WAND) — Speaking on the floor of the U.S. Senate, Sen. Dick Durbin, (D) Illinois, remembered victims of the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel October 7, 2023. He went on to commend President Biden’s emergency supplemental request to provide security aid to Israel.

More than 1,000 Israelis were killed while an estimated 200 hostages were taken by Hamas. More Jews died on October 7^th than any time since the Holocaust. Durbin labeled the attack as “a premeditated slaughter of historic proportion.”

Durbin acknowledged Israel’s rage and pain. But he pointed out attacks on Hamas could kill civilians.

“Hamas is a terrorist organization that has a long cynical history of hiding its military assets among and around civilians,” Durbin stated. “As a democracy, Israel must follow the rules of war and not target civilians or conduct disproportionate or indiscriminate attacks.”