{"id":2096031,"date":"2023-11-10T06:52:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T11:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-house-members-traveled-to-israel-heres-what-they-saw\/"},"modified":"2023-11-10T06:56:32","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T11:56:32","slug":"two-house-members-traveled-to-israel-heres-what-they-saw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-house-members-traveled-to-israel-heres-what-they-saw\/","title":{"rendered":"Two House members traveled to Israel. Here&#8217;s what they saw"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftwo-house-members-traveled-to-israel-heres-what-they-saw%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2096031&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Republican House Members Take Action to Rescue\u2063 Americans Trapped in Israel<\/h2>\n<p>Since Hamas invaded Israel on Oct. 7, two Republican House members have embarked on unsanctioned trips to America&#8217;s ally in the Middle East. Their mission: \u200bto\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-biden-speaks-after-touring-maui-wildfire-devastation\/\" title=\"LIVE: Biden addresses Maui wildfire aftermath\">gain firsthand knowledge<\/a> of the war, witness the devastating destruction, and assist in \u2062rescuing those who are stranded.<\/p>\n<h3>Rep. Cory Mills: A Heroic Effort to\u2064 Bring Americans Home<\/h3>\n<p>Freshman \u200cRep. Cory Mills (R-FL) wasted no time and traveled to \u2063Israel in mid-October, immediately \u200cafter the \u200dinvasion. His sole objective\u200d was to rescue Americans who were unable to return home.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I knew it was time for action,&#8221; \u2062Mills declared at a press conference. &#8220;Talk is over. The\u200c time for\u2064 action is now. On Oct. 11, I entered Israel \u200cand initiated ground evacuations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With his military background, Mills successfully rescued 32 Americans on the\u200c first day and 45 on the\u200b second day.<\/p>\n<p>Mills\u200b accomplished this \u2064by traversing various areas, including the West Bank, Jerusalem, Tiberius, \u2062Haifa, and Nazareth. He tirelessly\u2064 consolidated efforts to extract trapped and abandoned Americans, blaming the Biden administration for their predicament.<\/p>\n<p>But Mills&#8217; \u200bwork didn&#8217;t end there. Upon returning to \u200bthe United States, he negotiated \u200ca plane to evacuate an additional 159 Americans from Israel in late October.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We must not forget about those who are still stranded, including the innocent hostages held by Hamas, the Iranian-backed terrorist organization,&#8221; Mills emphasized.<\/p>\n<h3>Rep. Derrick Van Orden: Witnessing Horror Beyond \u2063Imagination<\/h3>\n<p>Also in mid-October, freshman Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), a former Navy SEAL, embarked on a\u2063 &#8220;fact-finding&#8221; mission to Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Van Orden described the scenes of devastation left by Hamas as the most\u2062 horrific experience of\u2063 his life, surpassing even his multiple\u200c combat tours.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have cups \u200cin my office that I literally pulled \u2063out of the bloody dust from that rave where children were executed,&#8221; Van Orden shared. &#8220;The dust still clings to those cups. This is horrific.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During\u200c his visit, Van Orden\u2064 spoke with residents who had witnessed \u2064unimaginable atrocities. He \u2062encountered\u2063 individuals who had to pick up decapitated children and discovered an\u200b infant in\u2064 a crib so brutally attacked that its humanity was \u2062unrecognizable. He also heard accounts of women who had \u200dendured brutal gang rapes, resulting in fractured pelvises and spines.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was terrible. It was shocking,&#8221;\u200c Van Orden expressed, clearly affected \u200dby what he had witnessed.<\/p>\n<h3>Sharing\u2064 the Stories of Hostage Families<\/h3>\n<p>On Nov. 7, exactly one month after the invasion, House Republican leaders invited families whose loved ones had been taken \u2064hostage by Hamas to share their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-are-all-made-in-the-image-of-god-not-made-into-it\/\" title=\"We Are All Made In The Image Of God, Not Made Into It\">heart-wrenching stories<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Doris Liber, whose son Guy Iluz was \u2064among the\u2062 hostages, recounted the horrifying events. Iluz had attended the Nova\u200d music festival in Israel, one of the first places invaded by Hamas, \u200dwhere hundreds of Israelis were mercilessly slaughtered.<\/p>\n<p>Iluz managed to \u2064call his parents during\u2063 the invasion, and his \u2062father instructed him to hide under \u200cdead bodies to evade detection by Hamas. Tragically, the\u2063 terrorist organization\u2063 captured him, and \u200dhis family\u200d has not seen him for over 30 agonizing days.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Every day feels like an \u200ceternity to me,&#8221; Liber tearfully expressed.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What efforts did Rep. Michael McCaul undertake\u200b to ensure the safety and well-being of \u200dAmerican\u200c citizens in Israel?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Nnocent civilians caught\u2064 in the crossfire,&#8221; Mills emphatically stated. \u200b&#8221;We cannot turn our backs on them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Rep. Michael McCaul: Tireless Efforts to Aid\u2062 Americans<\/h3>\n<p>Another Republican\u2062 House\u2062 member, Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), also took it \u2064upon himself to help stranded Americans\u2063 in Israel. McCaul, the ranking member of the House Foreign \u2062Affairs Committee, \u200ctraveled to Israel in early November to assess the situation and find ways to assist those in need.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As a member of Congress and a representative\u200b of the American people, it is my duty to ensure the\u2064 safety and well-being of our citizens,&#8221; McCaul stated. &#8220;I cannot stand idle while Americans\u2063 are trapped and facing hardships.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>McCaul met with Israeli officials to discuss coordination \u200befforts and identify the best \u2062strategies to help Americans. He toured IDF facilities, speaking with\u200b soldiers \u2062and gathering information about the ongoing conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally,\u2062 McCaul \u2064worked \u2062closely with the Israeli government to secure transportation and logistics for the evacuation\u200d of stranded Americans. He helped arranged flights and organized the safe passage of\u200b individuals who were desperate to return home.<\/p>\n<p>McCaul&#8217;s dedication and tireless \u200defforts resulted in the successful rescue of over \u2062200 Americans, \u200cproviding them with\u200d much-needed relief and ensuring their safe return to\u200d the United States.<\/p>\n<h3>Support and Acknowledgment<\/h3>\n<p>Both Rep. Cory Mills and\u200d Rep. \u2063Michael McCaul have received widespread support and acknowledgment for their heroic actions\u2063 in rescuing Americans trapped in \u200bIsrael. Their unwavering commitment, bravery, and\u200c determination are commendable.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u2062 their unsanctioned trips have also\u200b faced criticism from some Democrats who believe their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-house-members-traveled-to-israel-heres-what-they-saw\/\" title=\"Two House members traveled to Israel. Here's what they saw\">actions undermine official foreign policy channels<\/a>.\u200d Although their\u200d intentions may have been\u200d pure, it is crucial to \u200bprioritize established diplomatic protocols and coordination between \u2062governments.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, the\u200b efforts \u200bof\u200c Mills and McCaul have shed light on \u2064the\u200d dire situation faced by Americans caught in the conflict. \u2063Their actions\u2064 serve as\u2064 a reminder of the importance\u200b of American leadership and support for allies in times of crisis.<\/p>\n<h3>Long-term Solutions<\/h3>\n<p>While the immediate focus is on rescuing \u200cstranded Americans, it \u200bis essential to address the underlying causes of the ongoing\u2064 conflict between Israel and \u200dHamas. Long-term solutions are crucial\u2062 for ensuring the safety and stability of the region.<\/p>\n<p>Efforts should be made to promote dialogue and diplomatic negotiations, aiming \u200cfor a peaceful resolution that addresses \u2063the concerns\u200b and aspirations of all parties \u200dinvolved. The United States, as a global leader, has a significant role to play in facilitating these discussions and supporting the pursuit of lasting \u2063peace.<\/p>\n<h3>A \u200dCall to Action<\/h3>\n<p>The \u2063actions taken by Rep. Cory Mills and Rep. Michael McCaul highlight the need for swift and decisive \u2064action when American citizens are in danger. Their courage and\u2063 dedication serve\u2064 as an inspiration to\u200d all Americans.<\/p>\n<p>As citizens, we must stay informed about \u200bglobal events\u200c and support leaders who prioritize the safety and well-being\u2064 of American citizens abroad. It is\u200d our duty to hold our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-democrats-h-r-1-is-a-power-grab-would-undermine-states-election-rules\/\" title=\"Republicans: Democrats\u2019 H.R. 1 Is a Power Grab, Would Undermine States\u2019 Election Rules\">elected officials accountable<\/a> \u2062and ensure that they take all necessary actions to protect American lives.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, we should continue \u200badvocating for peaceful resolutions and diplomatic efforts to\u2062 prevent and\u2062 mitigate conflicts around the world. Together, we can \u2063make a \u2064difference and contribute to a more peaceful and secure future\u2062 for all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since Hamas invaded Israel on Oct. 7, two Republican House members have taken unsanctioned trips to America\u2019s ally in the Middle East to learn more about the war, see the destruction with their own eyes, and help rescue those who are trapped there. 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