The Israeli government is making a concerted effort to show a raw video compilation of the murder and mutilation of its citizens and civilians by Hamas, as pressure and condemnation mounts against its military assault in the Gaza Strip.
A 45-minute video compiled from body cameras of Hamas attackers, closed-circuit television footage, video from victims’ cellphones and first responders gives an unprecedented look into how events unfolded Oct. 7.
Israel is showing the video to U.S. government officials, members of the media and outside groups as it faces international pressure to agree to a cease-fire in Gaza, where Hamas says thousands of civilians have died due to Israel’s onslaught. The U.S. recognizes Hamas as a terrorist organization.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) called the video footage “harrowing,” after a viewing Tuesday for approximately 150 Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill.
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) saw the video for the first time Tuesday and described the footage as “unthinkable.”…
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Israel aid effort by the House attached to IRS funds cut gets a thumbs down in the US Senate….
The Senate voted along party lines Tuesday to table a motion to proceed on the House-passed bill that would provide $14.3 billion in emergency aid to Israel and pay for it by cutting the Internal Revenue Service’s budget.
The vote came after a group of Senate conservatives ambushed Democrats by offering a surprise motion to proceed on the House bill, which Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) had previously called “a total nonstarter.”
A large crowd turned out in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday for the March for Israel, gathering on the National Mall to show support for Israel, for the hostages to be freed, and to protest antisemitism, which has increased in the U.S. since the Israel-Hamas war began last month.
Renee Levy, who traveled to D.C. from Cincinnati, Ohio, told CBS News she felt it was important to be there with her son and their friends.
“It’s been a really hard time to be Jewish in the U.S. this last month for these kids on college campuses, what they’re having to deal with on top of mourning our dead and being worried about our hostages,” Levy said. “We’re also being attacked everywhere for being Jewish. So to be here with all these people today and stand in solidarity with Israel and to just be together was really important to us.”….