Several US lawmakers said on TV that there are no innocent Palestinian civilians and compared them to Nazis and wartime Japanese, defending Israel's killing of civilians in Gaza — a disturbing escalation in how US politicians publicly justify the war.

• Multiple members of Congress said Palestinian civilians should not be called innocent, comparing them to Nazi civilians.
• One lawmaker said the US nuked Japan twice and Israel should take the same approach in Gaza.
• Another said if he were Israel, he would have used a nuclear bomb the same way the US did on Japan.
• The remarks openly tie US weapons and funding to the killing of civilians, dropping the usual diplomatic framing.
• The tone marks a shift from quietly backing Israel to publicly cheering mass civilian deaths.

Outlook: Expect more backlash over US support for the war as politicians say out loud what was previously kept behind closed doors.