Congresswoman Betty McCollum Statement on Israeli Airstrikes Targeting Gaza Hospital and Other Civilians

WASHINGTON, D.C. — After multiple Israeli airstrikes this week, including on the European Hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis on Wednesday which killed 28 people and injured many more, Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, issued the following statement:

“The use of bunker-busting bombs by Israeli Defense Forces to target civilian hospitals must stop immediately. Strikes on civilians are completely unacceptable. The people of Gaza are on the brink of starvation, and Israeli actions to bomb hospitals are driving the region further from peace. The United States and the international community must focus on delivering humanitarian aid to those in need as quickly as possible.”

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