[UPDATE-Sep 1, 2026-Israel-Iran War] Gaza-Hamas, Lebanon-Hezbollah, Syria: Real Time Reaction and Analysis

Huckabee: ‘Israel genocide claims are ‘ridiculous’’ US Ambassador to Israel completely debunks the “genocide” blood libel smear against the Jewish state. US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee strongly rejected accusations that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, saying the claim does not withstand basic scrutiny. “If Israel is attempting genocide, they’re really, really bad at it,” Huckabee said. He argued that Israel possesses the military capability to have caused vastly greater destruction had genocide actually been its objective. “They could have had genocide on October 8,” Huckabee said. “They could have dropped a few bombs and annihilated all Gazans.” -…