Posted on 10/10/23
| News Source: Arutz-7
President Joe Biden on Tuesday condemned Hamas and stressed US support for Israel as it reels from the killing of more than 1,000 people, including at least 11 Americans, from a surprise attack launched by the Palestinian militant group.
Biden is spoke from the White House on Tuesday. He expressed concern about the potential that some Americans are being held hostage by Hamas, an Iranian-backed Islamist group.
Biden spoke after holding his third phone call in four days with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He outlined in his remarks the US military assistance being sent to help Israel in its fight.
Biden strongly condemned Hamas’ attacks and provided an overview of the actions the United States is taking with allies around the world to support Israel.
The White House on Monday said it expected to fulfill additional security requests from Israel as quickly as possible.
The United States does not plan to put American military forces on the ground, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters. Israel has called up an unprecedented 300,000 of its own reservists.
Biden and Netanyahu, despite differences on the way forward in the Middle East, have been thrust into a wartime partnership following the multipronged attack by Hamas militants from Gaza into Israel.
Biden also offered support for American Jews and said they should be allowed to worship in peace in the United States. Biden said last month that antisemitism in the United States had risen to record levels.
Israel's embassy in Washington said the death toll from Hamas' weekend attacks had surpassed 1,000, dwarfing all modern Islamist attacks on the West since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.