Hamas: Bushnell remembered the Palestinians and the free people forever

The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, expressed its “heartfelt condolences” and “full solidarity” with the family and friends of American citizen and active duty member of the US Air Force, Aaron Bushnell, who died in Protesting the Israeli genocide in Gaza, he committed self-immolation in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington.

“My name is Aaron Bushnell,” Bushnell said while walking towards the occupation regime’s embassy. I am an active duty member of the United States Air Force; And I will no longer be a partner in genocide.”
Before pouring gasoline on himself, he said: “I am on the verge of doing an extreme act of protest, but compared to what the people in Palestine have experienced at the hands of the colonizers, it is not extreme at all.”

He was then seen in the video setting himself on fire while repeatedly shouting “Free Palestine” before an embassy guard approached and pointed a gun at him, falling to the ground. It was still burning. The American pilot was taken to the hospital and later pronounced dead.

Bushnell incident causes fear of escalation of tension against Washington policy

Hamas, referring to Washington’s policy that has supported the Zionist regime in the genocide of the Palestinian people, considered the administration of President Joe Biden fully responsible for Bushnell’s death.

Hamas noted that this tragic incident has caused “increasing anger” among the American people, who support their country’s policy of supporting the killing and genocide of the people of Gaza, violating international humanitarian values, and providing cover to ensure impunity for the Nazi Zionist entity. is, they condemn.

This Hamas statement says: “Aaron Bushnell immortalized his name as a defender of humanitarian values ​​and the oppressed people of Palestine. Heroic pilot Aaron Bushnell will be remembered forever by the people of Palestine and the free people of the world and will be a symbol of the spirit of global humanitarian solidarity with our people and their just cause.”

In a report on Monday, Politico considered Bushnell’s death to be the peak of growing dissatisfaction with the White House’s policy towards Gaza. Administration personnel in the Biden administration wrote him a protest memo expressing concern about his policies in the Gaza Strip. They asked the White House to defend the ceasefire in Gaza.

The staff wrote in the letter that “ending life in the most violent and extreme way is a serious warning to our nation” and asked the White House to work for a ceasefire in Gaza.