Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) used the anniversary of Hamas’s brutal Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel to accuse Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu of "unleash[ing] unthinkable violence on innocent civilians in Gaza."
"We must bring these hostages home. Instead of securing the release of the hostages, however, Prime Minister Netanyahu has unleashed unthinkable violence on innocent civilians in Gaza," Warren wrote in a Monday statement. "We urgently need a ceasefire, release of the hostages, massive humanitarian relief in Gaza, and diplomatic efforts towards a two-state solution."
The statement is the latest in a string of criticisms Warren has directed at Israel and Netanyahu since the Israel-Hamas war broke out a year ago following Hamas’s terrorist attack, which killed over 1,200 people and took hundreds of hostages in southern Israel.
In April, Warren said there was "ample evidence" that Israel’s operations in Gaza constituted a "genocide." Warren also boycotted Netanyahu’s address to Congress this summer, calling the speech a "political show."
"Violence is escalating throughout the region, including most recently in Lebanon, threatening even more human suffering," Warren said in her Monday statement, acknowledging that "Israel has the right to defend itself from terrorist attacks."
"This cycle of violence won’t make anyone safer," the Massachusetts progressive continued. "The United States must commit to upholding human rights, international law, and accountability for the use of U.S. weapons."
Netanyahu, during his September speech at the United Nations, slammed "self-described progressives" for choosing to "march against the democracy of Israel" and supporting the "Iranian-backed goons in Tehran who gunned down protesters, murdered women for not covering their hair, and hang gays in public squares."