Democratic Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib made claims about Israel bombing a Christian hospital in the Gaza Strip and killing 500 Palestinians, including doctors, patients, and children. Tlaib criticized President Biden, accusing him of refusing to facilitate a ceasefire and suggesting that his approach led to the hospital bombing.
However, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson stated that the hospital was destroyed by a Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket during their barrage, not by an Israeli missile. The IDF asserted that the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization was responsible for the attack.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also commented, blaming the “barbarian terrorists in Gaza” for the hospital attack, not the IDF.
Tlaib’s fellow “Squad” member, Rep. Ilhan Omar, also tweeted about the hospital bombing, condemning it as a war crime and calling on Biden to push for a cease-fire.
Tlaib has been criticized for her anti-Israel stance, and one of her top fundraisers, Rasha Mubarak, who is also the treasurer of Tlaib’s leadership PAC, has expressed anti-Israel viewpoints on social media, including accusations of ethnic cleansing by Israel. Tlaib’s campaign has paid Mubarak’s consulting and advocacy firm, Unbought Power, for fundraising consulting.
Please note that the information provided is based on the context of the news report, and my knowledge is current as of September 2021.