‘We should all step back and be honest about it, yeah,’ Harris says
Former vice president Kamala Harris accused Israel of genocide during an interview that aired just hours before Hamas began releasing hostages it took during its Oct. 7 massacre.
MSNBC’s The Weekend cohost Eugene Daniels asked Harris during an interview that aired Sunday morning if she agreed with other Democrats who call “what’s happening in Gaza a genocide.”
“I think that, listen, it’s a term of law that a court will decide,” Harris responded. “But I will tell you that when you look at the number of children that have been killed, the number of innocent civilians that have been killed, the refusal to give aid and support, we should all step back and ask this question and be honest about it, yeah.”
After two years in captivity, Hamas released the 20 living Israeli hostages early Monday morning, marking the first stage of President Donald Trump’s peace plan. They were taken to a military base in southern Israel and then to hospitals throughout Israel.
The ceasefire deal also requires Hamas to release the remains of deceased hostages, though the timing remains unclear. Israel released around 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and withdrew military forces from about half the territory of Gaza.
Harris, during her interview, also commented on the peace unfolding in the region.
“I really do hope it becomes real and that the hostages are out, that Gaza is no longer being treated with such brutality of force, that aid goes in,” Harris said. “I commend the people who have been a part of this process. I commend the Qataris, the Egyptians, and the president.”
Trump on Sunday told reporters aboard Air Force One that “the war is over.” He addressed the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, on Monday, declaring a “golden age of the Middle East.”
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