Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said the U.S. should not fund Israel's "genocide" against Gaza and rather focus on an "America First" agenda ahead of the Sept. 30 government funding deadline.

Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene said Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza in a post on X Tuesday. Her comment represents the first MAGA voice in Congress to join leading human rights groups and the United Nations in condemning the Israeli military's killing of more than 60,

INSERT 2] Even Trump was moved to say there is “real starvation” occurring in Gaza as a result of Israel’s nearly two-year war in retaliation for the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on civilians that was instigated by fighters from the Palestinian militant group Hamas,

Pressure to formally recognize Palestinian statehood has mounted since French President Emmanuel Macron announced that his country will become the first major Western power to recognize a Palestinian state in September.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said his government would act unless there was a truce, citing the “intolerable” humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Ismail Haniyeh led Hamas, the Palestinian group that runs Gaza, for over a decade. Hamas said he was killed in Tehran after attending the inauguration of Iran’s president.

A top Hamas leader was killed by an airborne guided projectile in the capital, Tehran, per Iranian media. His hosts were unable to defend him.