US senators to reportedly visit Middle East to show support for Israel
by Richard Luscombe from US news | The Guardian on (#6FQ39)
Lindsey Graham, who said he wants to see Gaza levelled', among bipartisan group expected to visit Israel, Saudi Arabia and Egypt
A bipartisan congressional delegation will visit the Middle East on Friday in a high-profile gesture of support for Israel following the Hamas attacks, it was reported on Thursday.
Among the group's most prominent members is the Republican senator Lindsey Graham, who has prompted outrage in some quarters with his aggressive criticism of Hamas combined with a seeming lack of regard for Palestinian civilian lives, saying he wants to see Gaza flattened.
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