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Lapid says young Israelis told him 'even babies' in Gaza should be killed

Lapid says young Israelis told him 'even babies' in Gaza should be killed There are "no innocent people" in Gaza and Israel should "also kill two-week-old babies" in the Palestinian enclave, Israel's former prime minister Yair Lapid has recounted young Israelis telling him. "I heard all the rhetoric of: 'they all need to be killed,' 'there are no innocent people'," Lapid said in an interview on…

Former Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid recounted meeting with a group of young Israelis who expressed the belief that even babies in Gaza should be killed. Lapid described the meeting as "furious and painful," recounting the group's fervent rhetoric of "they all need to be killed" and "there are no innocent people." When asked about babies, the young Israelis replied that even two-week-old babies should be killed because they will eventually grow up to become terrorists.

Lapid noted that he asked the group their stance on babies and received the response that they should also be targeted, as they would eventually become threats. The meeting took place recently and Lapid shared the account in an interview on Wednesday.

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