United States President Joe Biden resolves the terrorist attacks in Israel from the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 7, 2023.
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President Joe Biden on Saturday detailed a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in which he revealed assistance for Israel after the lethal attack by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas.
“I made clear to Prime Minister Netanyahu that we stand ready to offer all appropriate means of support to the Government and people of Israel. Terrorism is never justified. Israel has a right to defend itself and its people,” Biden stated in a declaration.
Later on Saturday, Biden held a public rundown to double down on his assistance for Israel, keeping in mind that he had actually been taking calls around the circumstance because around 7: 30 a.m. ET. He stated he has actually been in touch with Congress members, the U.S. nationwide security group, the military, diplomats and more “to make sure that Israel has what it needs.”
“The United States stands with Israel. We will not ever fail to have their back,” Biden stated.
The president did not take concerns at the rundown.
Biden’s assistance follows Netanyahu stated his nation “at war,” following the morning surprise attack from the Palestinian militants, intensifying a long time dispute in the area. Magen David Adom, Israel’s emergency situation services company, stated that up until now about 70 individuals have actually been eliminated in Israel with hundreds more hurt.
Israel’s counterattack versus Gaza eliminated approximately 200 Palestinians, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
Biden included that his administration’s assistance of Israel is “rock solid and unwavering” which he will keep “in close touch” with Netanyahu as the circumstance establishes.
The Prime Minister’s Office stated that in the telephone call with Biden, Netanyahu “made it clear that a forceful, prolonged campaign – which Israel will win – is necessary.”
Biden signs up with other world leaders in his position of uniformity.
According to Netanyahu’s workplace, the Prime Minister likewise spoke to French President Emmanuel Macron and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Saturday, both of whom “expressed full support for Israel’s right to defend itself.”
The Council of the European Union likewise provided a declaration of assistance for Israel and required “lasting and sustainable peace” in the area.
In a different declaration, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken likewise condemned the attacks and voiced assistance for Israel.
“We unequivocally condemn the appalling attacks by Hamas terrorists against Israel,” Blinken composed in a post on X, the social networks platform previously referred to asTwitter “We stand in solidarity with the government and people of Israel and extend our condolences for the Israeli lives lost in these attacks.”
