Tel-Chai Nation: Rep. Andrew Clyde and Marvin Stutzman defend Israeli sovereignty for Gaza

2 Congressmen visiting Israel defended the country's right to sovereignty over Gaza:

US Reps. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) and Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) spoke to Arutz Sheva-Israel National News during their visit to Israel this week.

The two visited Israel as part of a Congressional delegation sponsored by the Yes! Israel Project. During the visit, they met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli dignitaries.

Rep. Clyde, who noted that this is his first time in Israel, underscored the critical importance of his visit for members of the United States Congress to "fully understand what's going on" within Israel's borders. "This Arab-Israeli conflict has been going on for a very, very long time and there needs to be a solution to it," Clyde stated. "We cannot continue to have what we saw on October 7th."

The Congressman emphatically condemned Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis and stated that their continued funding by Iran leads to "attacks like this that murder Israeli citizens and American citizens." He emphasized the global impact of the October 7th atrocities, noting that "many other citizens of the world were caught up in that attack, and Hamas didn't seem to care one way or the other."

To prevent future attacks, Rep. Clyde stressed, "it's critically important to ensure that it never happens again. And I think the only way to do that is to ensure that Gaza becomes sovereign Israeli territory."

Reflecting on his visit to the decimated kibbutzim north of Gaza and an overrun military base following the October 7th attack, Clyde recounted, "A lot of folks in the world don't really understand the horrors of what happened... we saw the horrors of what Hamas actually did. This is an incredible evil organization, and it must be completely eradicated. There's no place in the world for this organization whatsoever."

Rep. Stutzman also recalled the delegation's tours of areas near the Gaza border, witnessing firsthand the aftermath of what he described as the "gruesome" October 7th attacks.

"We have got to be here. We want to be here to show support for Israel, to show support for the hostages," he stated, underscoring the purpose of his delegation's presence.

Addressing the future of Gaza, Stutzman was unequivocal. "I think Hamas and others have shown that they can't use the Gaza Strip for proper reasons. And so if you're going to be in Gaza attacking Israel, you don't deserve to be there," he declared.