The White House doubled down on President Biden's remarks earlier this year that the largest threat facing the world is global warming, even as thousands have died in Israel.
The White House is standing by President Biden's statement earlier this year that climate change poses the largest threat to humanity, even as thousands of people have been killed or wounded after a radical Iran-backed terrorist group unleashed violence across Israel over the weekend. John Kirby, the National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications, reaffirmed Monday that the president and his administration still believe climate change is the largest threat facing the U.S.
Since taking office in early 2021, Biden has pursued an aggressive climate change agenda, pushing for a rapid transition to green energy while issuing regulations to curb the future use of fossil fuels which generate the vast majority of power across U.S. sectors. Meanwhile, of those reported dead as a result of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, at least 11 were confirmed to be American citizens.
We have only started striking Hamas,' Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a televised address. 'What we will do to our enemies in the coming days will reverberate with them for generations.' Earlier Tuesday, Israeli warplanes unleashed an aerial bombardment of downtown Gaza City, and the nation is considering sending its troops on the ground into Palestinian territories.
Our countries will support Israel in its efforts to defend itself and its people against such atrocities. We further emphasize that this is not a moment for any party hostile to Israel to exploit these attacks to seek advantage,' the governments of the U.S., U.K., France, Germany and Italy said in a statement Monday.
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