During his trip to Israel, the president also announced $100 million in new U.S. humanitarian assistance for both the Gaza strip and the West Bank.
President Joe Biden on Wednesday pledged his support for Israel during his trip to Tel Aviv and said that a"terrorist group in Gaza" was apparently responsible for the“I was outraged and saddened by the enormous loss of life yesterday in the hospital in Gaza,” he said in formal remarks to reporters. “Based on the information we’ve seen to date, it appears as a result of an errant rocket fired by a terrorist group in Gaza.
Biden also announced $100 million in new U.S. funding for humanitarian in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Israel-Hamas war live updates: Israel says it has evidence it was not behind Gaza hospital attack; Gazan authorities say 471 people killed in blast“State of Israel was born to be a safe place for the Jewish people in the world,” he said. “Long said, if Israel didn’t exist, we’d have to invent it. While it may not feel that way today, Israel must again be a safe place for the Jewish people. I promise you, we’re going to do everything in our power to make sure there will be.
The president acknowledged that Palestinian people are “suffering greatly” and that he mourns the loss of “innocent Palestinian lives like the entire world.” President Joe Biden arrived in Israel Wednesday morning to show his support after terror attacks by Hamas. The president's wartime trip includes talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but talks with leaders from Arab countries were canceled after an explosion at a hospital in Gaza killed hundreds.
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