Chaos erupted at Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s final press conference Thursday after an announced Israel-Hamas cease-fire and hostage deal, with State Department employees forcibly removing reporters who accused the cabinet official of allowing a “genocide” in Gaza.
Israel and Hamas have been at war in Gaza since gunmen from the Palestinian militant group attacked southern Israel on 7 October, 2023. Israel responded with a military campaign in which more than 46,
Chaos broke out at Antony Blinken's final press conference as journalists Max Blumenthal and Sam Husseini were removed after accusing the U.S. of enabling genocide in Gaza. The confrontation occurred as Blinken discussed the controversial Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal set to take effect on Sunday.
Several times during Blinken's opening remarks, two members of the audience repeatedly interjected with shouted questions about U.S. support for Israel and conditions in Gaza, and, at times, personal attacks aimed at Blinken and other State Department officials.
Husseini continued shouting, mentioning Israel’s “nuclear weapons”, then saying, “I was sitting here quietly and now I’m being manhandled by two or three people,” referring to security guards who physically carried him out of the room.
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A Palestinian journalist was violently dragged out of a press conference after relentlessly pressing Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the war in Gaza.