A Florida dentist was fired for tearing down posters of Israeli hostages who were taken by Hamas in Israel. Dr. Ahmed ElKoussa is now getting death threats, but he had the "best of intentions," his lawyer told Insider. ElKoussa's lawyer says he pulled down the posters because he was worried they'd spark more conflict. Dr. Ahmed ElKoussa is now getting death threats for his actions, his lawyer told Insider on Thursday. According to Shibly, ElKoussa decided to tear down the hostage posters because he was "horrified" by the recent killing of a 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy.

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