politicians clashed with the families of hostages trapped in on Monday in a fierce debate over proposals to expand the death penalty for October 7 perpetrators.Hen Avigdori, whose wife and daughter were among some 240 kidnapped by last month, urged lawmakers during a National Security Committee meeting to 'stop talking about killing Arabs and start talking about saving Jews,' amid concerns a death penalty might have repercussions for their relatives still in Gaza.The outburst prompted a strong response from far-right politician Almog Cohen, who shot back: 'You don't have a mandate for pain - we also buried over 50 friends.'
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