US Republican congressman suggests dropping nuclear bombs on Gaza

A US politician has reportedly suggested that nuclear weapons should be dropped on Gaza.

“It should be like Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Get it over quick,” Michigan Representative Tim Walberg said in a video circulating on X (formerly Twitter), referencing the Japanese cities the US dropped atomic bombs on at the end of the Second World War.

Walberg, a Republican, is also heard in the video speaking out against humanitarian aid for those in the Gaza Strip, which is on the brink of famine after more than five months of Israel's war against Hamas.

“We shouldn’t be spending a dime on humanitarian aid," Walberg said.