MSNBC Host Joy Reid Gets Shut Down By Israel’s Mark Regev

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Andrew Rodriguez
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OPINION | This article contains the author's opinion.

MSNBC host Joy Reid questioned an Israeli official about Israeli military strategies, suggesting that Israel would employ different tactics if targeting Hamas in Israel rather than in Gaza.

The official countered, stating that Israel has sent ground forces into Gaza and that they take measures to minimize civilian casualties.

“Let me ask you this question,” Reid began. (Trending: Joe Biden Impeachment Formalized As Republicans Unite)

“If you were to discover, the Israeli military were to discover that Yahya Sinwar, who is the Hamas militant who planned the 10/7 attacks, was actually hiding in Israeli territory, hiding in a hospital there with his militants, with his men — would Israel drop 2,000-pound bombs on that hospital?”

“We probably — if it was inside Israel and we had control of the ground, we’d send in our special forces as we have in the past when you’ve got sort of terrorist situations, and we would eliminate him,” Regev said.

“And you would not do that in Gaza,” Reid pressed.

“We actually — no, we have. We have sent ground forces into Gaza,” Regev shot back.

“We’re losing soldiers in very difficult firefights between us and the Hamas terrorists. We will reach Sinwar, it’s only a matter of time.”

Reid then accused Israel of violating the Geneva Conventions, to which the official explained that certain measures were necessary due to Hamas’ use of explosive vests.

“So, can I say that the reason they have been asked to strip, except for their underwear, is because Hamas, of course, has been one of the pioneers of the use of explosive vests,” Regev said.

“And we have had too much experience with people from Hamas blowing themselves up and in the process, killing Israelis around them. And that we would ask people who have surrendered to strip off temporarily.”

“That is a necessity of difficult combat with a terrorist group that has used this tactic repeatedly in the past. Too many Israelis have died from Hamas terrorists who have exploded themselves with explosive vests.”

The Israeli Defense Forces have taken steps to avoid civilian casualties during operations.

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