ASHKELON, Israel – Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence visited Israel in early January to show his support for its ongoing war with Hamas. He told CBN News why standing with Israel now is important for America and Christians during this darkest hour for the people of Israel since the Holocaust.
As we walked in one devastated area near Gaza, Pence was moved. “It’s heartbreaking,” he said. “Words fail. We were just in (Kibbutz) Kfar Aza.”
We met with the former vice president following his visit to some of the Israeli border communities attacked on October 7th.
We sat down in the bombed-out children’s unit of the Barziai Hospital in Ashkelon.
“I must tell you that I’ve been to war zones during my time as vice president and during my time as a member of Congress,” Pence reflected. “But the sites that I saw today, the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on October 7th, and even a site like this – the ongoing war on Israel by Hamas – it just was pure evil.”
Pence came with a message for the United States and its closest ally.
“These are dire hours for Israel. I think it’s actually, it’s so important that the United
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