Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, March 31, 2016
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, March 31, 2016
Hamas praises US senator’s call to probe Israel ‘extrajudicial killings’
The Hamas terror group welcomes a request by US Senator Patrick Leahy and 10 House members for John Kerry to investigate alleged Israeli human rights abuses and to determine whether they are reason enough to cut military aid.
“The request from a number of American Congress members to open an investigation into the Israeli occupation reflects the global perception of Israeli racism and the ugliness of the crimes committed against the Palestinian people,” says Hamas spokesman Sami Zuhri.
“Hamas considers [Benjamin] Netanyahu’s denial of these crimes to be worthless and contrary to the truth shown by cameras and eyewitnesses,” he says.
— Dov Lieber
