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Democratic Senators Demand Action on Israeli Human Rights Violations
11/27/2025
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Story summary
- Democratic senators led by Chris Van Hollen and Jack Reed urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to address violations of US human rights law by Israeli military units in Gaza.
- They cited a classified State Department report indicating “many hundreds” of violations that would take years to review.
- They warned that delays in reviewing killings and torture could undermine laws prohibiting security assistance to foreign military units.
