{"id":2216567,"date":"2024-04-09T14:20:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T18:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/defense-secretary-austin-shoots-down-claims-of-genocide-in-gaza\/"},"modified":"2024-04-09T14:21:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T18:21:42","slug":"defense-secretary-austin-shoots-down-claims-of-genocide-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/defense-secretary-austin-shoots-down-claims-of-genocide-in-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Defense Secretary Austin refutes allegations of genocide in Gaza"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fdefense-secretary-austin-shoots-down-claims-of-genocide-in-gaza%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=2216567&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--><p>Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin addressed allegations of genocide in Gaza during a Senate hearing, refuting \u2063claims linking him \u2063to such accusations. The \u200cconflict between Israel and Hamas was\u2062 a key topic,\u2062 with Austin\u2063 stating\u200c there was no evidence of \u2062genocide by Israel.\u200d The\u2063 discussion\u2064 gained attention, with\u2062 criticisms and comparisons to previous testimonies. \u200bIsraeli-Hamas tensions\u2064 have been ongoing, raising concerns of escalation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>During a Senate hearing on Tuesday, Defense Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/lloyd-austin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lloyd Austin<\/a> pushed back against claims of a genocide being committed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/gaza\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaza<\/a>, where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel<\/a> is fighting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/hamas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamas terrorists.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/tom-cotton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom Cotton<\/a> (R-AR) asked Austin to give a response to activists, some of whom have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/news-photo\/protesters-interrupt-secretary-of-defense-lloyd-austin-as-news-photo\/2148025292?adppopup=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accused<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/did-president-trump-spring-a-trap-on-treasonous-democrats-on-election-night\/\" title=\"Did President Trump Spring a Trap on Treasonous Democrats on Election Night?\">defense secretary<\/a> himself of facilitating <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/answercoalition\/status\/1739271658655932696\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">genocide<\/a>, after he testified that Hamas has been committing war crimes by using civilians as human shields.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t have any evidence of genocide being created,\u201d Austin said. When pressed to address whether Israel specifically is committing genocide, he added, \u201cWe don\u2019t have evidence of that, to my knowledge.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">COTTON: &#8220;Address protestors: Is Israel committing genocide in Gaza?&#8221;<br \/>AUSTIN: &#8220;We don&#8217;t have any evidence of genocide being created&#8221;<br \/>&#8220;So that&#8217;s a no. Israel is not committing genocide in Gaza&#8221;<br \/>&#8220;We don&#8217;t have evidence of that&#8221;<br \/>&#8220;Better than Dir. Burns and Dir. Haines did last month&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cdWd5Ue3hZ\">pic.twitter.com\/cdWd5Ue3hZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HowardMortman\/status\/1777716557017162126?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cotton credited Austin with doing \u201cbetter\u201d than CIA Director William Burns and Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines when they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c-span.org\/video\/?534027-1\/senate-select-intelligence-committee-hearing-global-threats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">testified<\/a> last month. When asked if Israel was \u201cexterminating\u201d the Palestinians, neither Burns nor Haines answered the question directly.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli forces have been fighting Hamas in the Gaza Strip for more than six months after Hamas launched an attack on Israel in October that killed roughly 1,200 people. Some on the Left, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/04\/08\/israel-gaza-war-elizabeth-warren-00151120\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">claim<\/a> the war has escalated to the point of genocide.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Austin stressed that the United States has been \u201ccommitted to help assist Israel in defending its territory and its people by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">biden<\/a>-speaks-with-key-europe-allies-regarding-ongoing-ukraine-russia-crisis\/&#8221; title=&#8221;Biden speaks with key Europe allies regarding ongoing Ukraine-Russia crisis&#8221;>providing security assistance<\/a>.\u201d The defense secretary also said he \u201cabsolutely\u201d denied accusations that he personally has facilitated genocide.<\/p>\n<p>The United States continues to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2024\/03\/29\/us-weapons-israel-gaza-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supply weapons<\/a> to Israel, but the White House announced last week that President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2024\/04\/04\/readout-of-president-joe-bidens-call-with-prime-minister-netanyahu-of-israel-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that further U.S. assistance would depend on steps taken to protect aid workers and civilians.<\/p>\n<p>In the face of growing pushback from Biden over the campaign, as well as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/03\/25\/1240669997\/united-nations-security-council-cease-fire-resolution-gaza-israel-war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">demand<\/a> by the United Nations for a ceasefire, Netanyahu said on Sunday there would be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/israel-withdraws-all-ground-troops-southern-gaza-leaving-one-idf-brigade-enclave\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">no ceasefire<\/a> until all the remaining <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/idf-pulls-ground-troops-from-southern-gaza-stresses-war-is-not-over-until-hostages-are-free\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hostages are free<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Austin <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecDef\/status\/1777494200021369121\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> in a post to X on Monday that he spoke with Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant to discuss the \u201curgent need\u201d to improve humanitarian assistance delivery to Gaza and protect aid workers. The secretary also said he \u201caffirmed U.S. support to Israel in the face of Iranian threats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin dismissed allegations of genocide in Gaza during a Senate hearing. When questioned by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), Austin refuted claims linking him to facilitating genocide, asserting his position regarding the conflict between Israel and Hamas terrorists<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2216568,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-2144466676-scaled-e1712679466634.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2216567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-2144466676-scaled-e1712679466634.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2216567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2216567"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2216567\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2216568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2216567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2216567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2216567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}