CNN’s Brianna Keilar Pulls No Punches When Questioning Israeli Spokeswoman: Are ‘Children Justifiable Enemies to You?’

CNN’s Brianna Keilar pressed Israeli spokeswoman Tal Heinrich on the aggressive bombing campaign that’s leading to a growing death toll in Gaza.

“Tal, when you see those pictures coming out of Gaza, do you see why some people don’t have hope looking at those pictures?” Keilar asked.

“It’s heartbreaking,” Heinrich interjected. “Well, we are in the middle of a war that Israel did not start, and did not want.”

“It is prosecuting it forcefully, and you see the pictures here,” Keilar said, speaking over Heinrich.

Heinrich continued:

When Hamas started this war — hope and peace and a better future for the region — that is the greatest enemy of terrorists. Once we eliminate these terrorists, we eliminate the rule. We hope that there will be other voices, pragmatic ones that want to work with us towards peace. This is what we want. We want to live in this region peacefully. That’s what Israelis have always wanted. But first, Hamas must be gone, and then we hope that the Palestinian society will de-radicalize. We can’t have — you know, what our troops are finding right now, on the ground, in certain neighborhoods in Gaza, pictures of children, women with guns, Hamas uniform tailored for children. And Hamas terrorists that we have arrested—

Keilar interrupted, “Does that make the children justifiable enemies to you? Is that what you’re saying? Does that make all of the children justifiable enemies to you? I mean, you’re raising the specter of them being used in military uniform.”

“This is not what I’m saying. I’m saying that a Hamas terrorist we are interrogating has admitted in the interrogation that Hamas are exploiting children, they’re using them to transport ammunition. That is outrageous! Where is UNICEF? No, of course not!”

Watch the clip above via CNN.