Chris Van Hollen Grills Lloyd Austin on Relentless Bombing in Gaza

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Chris Van Hollen Grills Lloyd Austin on Relentless Bombing in Gaza

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) presented Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin with statistics and a personal story of loss when questioning him about Israel’s bombing campaign in Gaza. The senator’s questioning came during a hearing this week on additional US military assistance to Israel and Ukraine, as they fight their respective wars. “Now, the siege is being accompanied by a ferocious bombing campaign,” Van Hollen said. “In just the first six days o…