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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin maintained on Tuesday that the U.S. government has not seen “any evidence of genocide” being committed in Gaza by Israel , as the White House faces growing pressure over its continued support for an Israel i military offensive that’s killed tens of thousands of Palestinians.during a budget hearing, where he argued in favor of a $850 billion foreign aid package that would allow the U.S. to spend more on military aid for Israel , as well as for Ukraine and other allies.
Austin said that he “absolutely” denies having greenlit genocide in Gaza, and spoke of the humanitarian crisis facing Palestinians without attributing said crisis to Israel’s U.S.-funded military offensive. Failure to open more land routes to Gaza for aid andPro-Palestinian protesters interrupted Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin as he testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on April 9, 2024 in Washington, D.C. Austin said that the U.
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