Senior Biden Officials Say Hamas Committing Genocide, War Crimes

The terrorist group Hamas is committing genocide, senior Biden administration officials told Congress on Nov. 8.

Barbara Leaf (L), Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Near East Affairs, and Dana Stroul (R), Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East, testify before the Foreign Affairs Committee, which holds a hearing on U.S. support for Israel after Hamas’ attack in Washington on Nov. 8, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The terrorist group Hamas is committing genocide, senior Biden administration officials told Congress on Nov. 8.

During a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing about U.S. support for Israel—which has come under its latest round of attacks from Hamas since Oct. 7— Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) asked the Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, Barbara Leaf, and the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for the Middle East, Dana Stroul, “Would you say that Hamas is also guilty of war crimes and genocide?”