This past weekend, over 1000 Israeli citizens were killed including 14 American citizens in a surprise attack by the Hamas militant group. They raided Israel via land, air, and sea causing massive causalities, many if not most of whom, were civilians. In his speech, Biden called this an act of pure evil. These raids have prompted air strikes on the Gaza Strip which according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “was just the beginning”. Biden relates these Hamas attacks to those of ISIS and claims this to be a blatant act of terrorism. The death tolls continue to climb into the thousands for both Israelis and the Palestinians.
President Biden has been very active in supporting Israel and urges congress for “urgent action”. This is also in part due to American citizens being held hostage by Hamas under the threat of being executed. This, he argues, “is a clear violation of every code of human morality”. Hamas has been officially noted as a terrorist group by the US, UK, and the EU, all of which has vowed to support Israel. In Biden’s speech he makes it clear that this act or terror will not be tolerated in the international community and that military support will be sent over to support Israel.
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/10/biden-condemns-terror-and-bloodshed-by-hamas-vows-to-support-israel.html
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