Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., the House Minority Whip, clarified comments she made last week that Israel was committing genocide in Gaza.

“Last week, while attending an event in my district, I repeated the word ‘genocide’ in response to a question. I want to be clear that I am not accusing Israel of genocide,” Clark, the second highest ranking Democrat in the House, said in a statement. “We all need to work with urgency to bring the remaining hostages home, surge aid to Palestinians and oppose their involuntary relocation, remove Hamas from power, and end the war.”

Last week, during a forum in her district, Clark told the audience to “take action in time to make a difference … whether that is stopping the starvation and genocide and destruction of Gaza, or whether that means we are working together to stop the redistricting that is going on, taking away the vote from people in order to retain power,” according to video of the remarks obtained by Politico.

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