Haley spars with Republican rivals at 3rd primary debate as Trump still looms

Asked what they would be urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to do if they were president, the candidates were united on Israel's right to defend itself against the terrorist group Hamas.

DeSantis said he would tell Netanyahu to "finish the job once and for all with these butchers, Hamas."

"The only thing we should be doing is supporting them in eliminating Hamas," Haley said, while also stressing the need to bring hostages home.

Ramaswamy said he would tell Netanyahu to "smoke those terrorists on his southern border, and I'll tell him as president of the United States, I'll be smoking the terrorists on our southern border."

Scott said he would tell President Joe Biden that diplomacy is a "weak strategy."

"You cannot negotiate with evil. You have to destroy it," he said.

Christie echoed the other candidates, saying, "You must make sure that Hamas can never do this again."

-ABC News' Meredith Deliso

Ramaswamy is being very pointed out of the gate, and it’s a bit of a risky strategy -- he could be seen as more of a bully and it could increase negative perceptions of him. That has already happened to him in one debate so far this year. He came off strong in the first debate, too, and his unfavorable rating increased from 13% to 32% after it, according to a poll by 538/Washington Post/Ipsos.

-Analysis by Nathaniel Rakich of 538

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Trump ally Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., shared information in June she said she read in an FBI form about a bribery allegation involving Joe Biden, then vice president, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy executive.

The FBI filled out the form, known as an FD-1023, in June 2020 after hearing allegations from an informant. The FBI has said such forms contain unverified information. Multiple news outlets have reported that law enforcement have been unable to substantiate the allegations.

-Analysis by Aaron Sharockman of PolitiFact

Haley punched back at Ramaswamy after he compared her to former Vice President Dick Cheney "in three-inch heels."

"I'd first like to say: They're five-inch heels, and I don't wear them unless you can run in them. The second thing that I will say is: I wear heels -- they're not for a fashion statement, they're for ammunition."

-ABC News' Tal Axelrod