Israeli Ambassador Confronts Priyanka Gandhi on Gaza "Genocide" Claims

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Israeli Ambassador to India Reuven Azar took to X to confront Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi over her allegations of Israel committing genocide in Gaza. Gandhi had tweeted that Israel had "murdered over 60,000 people and starved hundreds to death." The Ambassador shot back, stating that Israel had killed 25,000 Hamas terrorists and that the high cost of human lives resulted from Hamas's tactics of hiding behind civilians. He also claimed that Israel had facilitated 2 million tonnes of food into Gaza, while Hamas tries to withhold it, creating hunger. The Ambassador further stated that Gaza's population had grown 450 percent in the last 50 years, contradicting the notion of genocide. He also fact-checked Priyanka Gandhi's claim about the killing of Al Jazeera journalists, stating that one of the journalists killed was a Hamas terrorist.

Key Takeaways:

  • Reuven Azar, Israeli Ambassador to India, confronted Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi over her allegations of Israel committing genocide in Gaza, citing that Israel had killed 25,000 Hamas terrorists.
  • The Ambassador disputed Priyanka Gandhi's claim that Israel had murdered over 60,000 people and starved hundreds to death, stating that the high cost of human lives resulted from Hamas's tactics of hiding behind civilians.
  • Azar claimed that Israel had facilitated 2 million tonnes of food into Gaza, while Hamas tries to withhold it, creating hunger.
  • The Ambassador pointed out that Gaza's population had grown 450 percent in the last 50 years, contradicting the notion of genocide.
  • Azar also fact-checked Priyanka Gandhi's claim about the killing of Al Jazeera journalists, stating that one of the journalists killed was a Hamas terrorist, Anas Jamal Mahmoud Al-Sharif.
  • Hamas's payroll records confirmed Al-Sharif's affiliation with the Islamist group.

Statistics:

  • 25,000: Number of Hamas terrorists killed by Israel
  • 2 million: Tonnes of food facilitated by Israel into Gaza
  • 450 percent: Growth rate of Gaza's population in the last 50 years
  • 60,000: Number of people allegedly killed by Israel, according to Priyanka Gandhi's tweet

Sources:

  • The Israeli Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, stated on X: "What is shameful is your deceit. Israel Killed 25,000 Hamas terrorists."
  • Priyanka Gandhi, Congress MP, tweeted: "Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and has murdered over 60,000 people and starved hundreds to death."
  • United News of India (UNI), dated Aug 12 (no publication date mentioned)