Amid the ongoing attacks between Israel and Hamas, Representative Ilhan Omar is urging prayers for Palestinians while encouraging peace.
Amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, Representative Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, urged for prayers for Palestinians on Sunday, while also encouraging peace.Hamas launched an attack on Israel on Saturday—in a move that appeared to take the Israeli military and security services by surprise as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared 'we are at war.
Newsweek has reached out to Omar's office for further comment.According to the AP, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency , an assistance and protections agency for Palestine refugees, said over 20,000 people were sheltering in 44 of its schools around Gaza by Saturday evening after the agency said three of its schools suffered 'collateral' damage from Israeli airstrikes.Omar first responded to the attack by condemning the actions of Hamas on Saturday in a previous post to X.
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