MSNBC Chief Correspondent Ali Velshi and commentator Ayman Mohyeldin criticized Israel after Palestinian terrorists launched an attack against Israeli soldiers and civilians Saturday morning, killing at least 100 and wounding over 800. 

Israel was attacked by Hamas, a Palestinian Islamic terrorist group that is funded in-part by Iran, during the holiday of Simchat Torah and on Shabbat — the Jewish day of rest that is observed by many in Israel. Reporting on the news Saturday morning with a Palestinian political activist, Velshi said U.S. politicians responding to the war in support of Israel, mostly Republicans, are ignoring the “nuance” of the situation and criticized “Israel’s inhumane treatment of the Palestinians who live under Israeli occupation.” 

“Lots of Palestinians have said to me, ‘Boy do they wish that those same Israelis who were out protesting the so-called judicial reforms would be protesting Israel’s inhumane treatment of the Palestinians who live under Israeli occupation, but that’s just not something that’s happening,” Velshi said. “It’s not something that we’re hearing from American politicians this morning.” 

Nour Odeh, the Palestinian political activist who joined Velshi for the segment, added, “Unfortunately you’re right. American politicians and other politicians think they can just ignore the context in which all of this is happening and the fact that Israel is an occupying power.”

Odeh claimed that Israel was not getting criticized by world leaders because it is a U.S. ally. She went on to defend the radical Islamic terrorist organization Hamas and cautioned viewers “not to get dragged into the good guy vs. bad guy equation.” 

“We have to look at the bigger picture,” Odeh added.   

“Nour, thanks for your comment and I’d like to keep in touch with you as this develops because it’s going to develop,” Velshi replied. 

Good thing @AliVelshi and @msnbc aren’t waiting for the bloodshed to end before providing the right “context” — Israel had it coming, U.S. doesn’t care because arms industry $$, and politicians who express support for Israel in the hours after a surprise attack are boobs. pic.twitter.com/uQr6iRa7A3

— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) October 7, 2023

Velshi also talked to Ayman Mohyeldin, an MSNBC political commentator, who expressed concern for Palestinians after they attacked Israel, saying Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads “the most far, extremist, Jewish nationalist government that it has existed.”

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“What are you going to do? Are you going to re-occupy the Gaza Strip? Repopulate it with settlements? Are you going in there to try to kill every Hamas leader?” Mohyeldin asked. “They’ve been doing that for years. That has not changed.”

MSNBC's @AymanM: Netanyahu leads "the most far, extremist, Jewish nationalist government that it has existed … What are you going to do? Are you going to re-occupy the Gaza Strip? Repopulate it with settlements? Are you going in there to try to kill every Hamas leader? They’ve… pic.twitter.com/QpZFaa0O9d

— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) October 7, 2023

The terrorist attack on Israel happened on the 50th anniversary of the 1973 war — known as the Yom Kippur War — where Israel’s Arab neighbors launched a surprise attack during Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish Calendar. Videos and images shared Saturday by Hamas in celebration showed the bodies of Israeli soldiers and citizens being desecrated by Palestinians. The Islamic terrorists roamed the streets hunting for Israeli citizens, and Hamas said that it had taken dozens of soldiers and citizens hostage.

During his criticism of Israel, Velshi, a Canadian Muslim, praised Qatar’s statement on the war started by Palestinian terrorists. Qatar joined Saudi Arabia and Iran in condemning Israel following Hamas’ attack after Western leaders stood behind Israel. 

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs holds Israel alone responsible for the current escalation due to this ongoing violations of the rights of the Palestinian people, the latest of which is the repeated raids on the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque under of the protection of Israeli police,” Qatar said in a statement. 

Israel has faced constant threats and attacks in recent years from Islamic terrorists in Gaza and Lebanon. Israel unilaterally withdrew from the Gaza Strip in 2005, dismantling Israeli settlements, removing military members, and evacuating Jewish civilians — sometimes by force. Despite claims by leftists and Palestinian activists such as Velshi and Odeh that Palestinians in Gaza are under “Israeli occupation,” Gaza is under complete Palestinian control.

Ryan Saavedra contributed to this report. 

At least 44 people are dead and more than 700 people wounded, according to Israeli officials, after Palestinian terrorists fired rockets and infiltrated Israel, carrying out attacks on military personnel and civilians.  

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Israel “is at war” Saturday, and the Israel Defense Force launched “Operation Swords of Iron” to defend the country from the terrorists. The attacks were carried out by Hamas, a Palestinian Islamic terrorist group that is funded in-part by Iran, during the holiday of Simchat Torah and on Shabbat — the Jewish day of rest that is observed by many in Israel. 

Among the dead was Ofir Liebstein, head of the Sha’ar Hanegev Regional Council, a local government entity in Israel’s Southern District, The Jerusalem Post reported. Liebstein was reportedly killed in a shootout with Palestinian terrorists while defending his settlement. Authorities only identified one other victim, a woman in her 60s who died when a rocket hit her building, while the other victims have yet to be identified. 

Videos and images shared by Hamas in celebration showed the bodies of Israeli soldiers and citizens being desecrated by Palestinians. The Islamic terrorists roamed the streets hunting for Israeli citizens, and Hamas said that it had taken dozens of soldiers and citizens hostage. The terrorist attack happened on the 50th anniversary of the 1973 war — known as the Yom Kippur War — where Israel’s Arab neighbors launched a surprise attack during Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish Calendar.

“We are at war, not in an operation or in rounds, but at war. This morning, Hamas launched a murderous surprise attack against the State of Israel and its citizens. We have been in this since the early morning hours,” Netanyahu said. “I convened the heads of the security establishment and ordered – first of all – to clear out the communities that have been infiltrated by terrorists. This currently is being carried out.”

“At the same time, I have ordered an extensive mobilization of reserves and that we return fire of a magnitude that the enemy has not known. The enemy will pay an unprecedented price,” the prime minister continued. “In the meantime, I call on the citizens of Israel to strictly adhere to the directives of the IDF and Home Front Command. We are at war and we will win it.”

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The unprecedented terrorist attack was celebrated by Iran, which congratulated “the Palestinian fighters.” The attack came after President Joe Biden unfroze $6 billion in Iranian oil revenues in exchange for the release of five U.S. citizens who were being held in false imprisonment in Tehran.

IDF forces are currently engaged with the Hamas terrorists who invaded the country, and IDF  spokesman Richard Hecht said he is hopeful that “there will be no more live terrorists in Israel” by the end of the day. 

“We are very much focused on saving forces, where there is ongoing fighting as we speak and handling these terrorists, hopefully by the end of the day there will be no more live terrorists inside Israel,” Hecht told CNN. 

Ryan Saavedra contributed to this report.