Pentagon: Austin cites Hamas casualty numbers, but doesn't stand by them
More specifically, at the congressional hearing, Austin was asked how many Palestinian women and children had been killed by Israel, and Austin replied: "It is over 25,000."
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant hold a joint statements at HaKirya base in Tel Aviv on October 13, 2023(photo credit: MIRIAM ALSTER/FLASH90)ByYONAH JEREMY BOB, REUTERSUpdated:
