On a solidarity visit to Israel on Wednesday, President Joe Biden pledged his complete backing to the Jewish state and accused a Palestinian organization of a horrific missile attack that claimed hundreds of Palestinian lives.
As part of a larger $100 billion deal that also supports Ukraine, Biden revealed plans for “unprecedented” help for Israel and the Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
Biden announced upon his arrival that the unfortunate explosion at the hospital in the Gaza Strip seemed to be the consequence of “an errant rocket fired by a terrorist group.”
After visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Biden told reporters in Tel Aviv on his way home that he had been straightforward with the Israelis about the importance of supporting the supply of goods to the Palestinians in Gaza.
During an Air Force One refueling stop at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, Biden stated, “Israel has been badly victimized but the truth is they have an opportunity to relieve the suffering of people who have nowhere to go… it’s what they should do.”
In addition to promising that the US will free those who were confined in Gaza, Biden complimented Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for agreeing to open the Rafah border crossing so that 20 trucks delivering humanitarian aid could enter Gaza.
Aid for Israel, Gaza
Additionally, according to Reuters, Biden announced that the US would add $100 million in fresh financing for humanitarian help in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
The president announced that he would submit a hefty $100 billion request to Congress this week for unprecedented support for Israel in its conflict with Hamas.
According to a source with knowledge of the situation, Biden plans to ask Congress for an additional $60 billion for Ukraine and $10 billion for Israel. As Washington reacts to the Hamas attack on Israel and continues to back Ukraine in the face of a Russian invasion, Biden is anticipated to make this appeal as soon as possible.
According to various sources familiar with the request, Biden was considering a $100 billion supplemental request that would support measures to increase security on the US-Mexico border as well as defense aid for Taiwan, Israel, and the Ukraine.
However, he has heard that the administration is considering $10 billion for Israel. Senator Jim Risch, the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, claimed to be uninformed of the $100 billion deal.
Additionally, he claimed that Biden has not yet decided on a final sum and that the breakdown has not been shared with Congress, which by US law has responsibility over spending.
According to a White House official, the 20 trucks transporting aid through the Rafah border would enter Gaza in the following days and the US hoped that eventually more vehicles would be permitted entry.
Following the law of war, Biden advised Israelis not to give in to their “rage” over the strike.
Biden told Israeli officials, “You are a democracy and you are a Jewish state.” “Like the US, you don’t follow the dictates of terrorists. You follow the law as it is written. You can’t stop doing what makes you unique.
Biden emphasized that the majority of Palestinians did not support Hamas.
“Palestinian people are suffering greatly as well,” Biden stated. According to Palestinian sources, more than 3,000 Palestinians have died as a result of Israeli strikes in retaliation for Hamas attacks.
A United Nations Security Council resolution that demanded pauses in the conflict between Israel and Hamas fighters in order to allow humanitarian aid access to the Gaza Strip was rejected by the US at the same time on Wednesday.
When asserting that Israel had the support of its allies, the US president made reference to the Nazi Holocaust of World War Two.
“We won’t be passive once more. Not right now, not tomorrow, and never, he declared.
In a previous statement, he said that at a meeting where they also discussed humanitarian needs, security support, and information on Americans who have gone missing, he had asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu some challenging questions.
“As a friend of Israel, I posed challenging questions. Any actor attempting to escalate this conflict will continue to be blocked by us. In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Biden stated.
In the wake of the October 7 onslaught on Israeli settlements and military bases by Palestinian Hamas terrorists operating out of Gaza, which left 1,400 people dead and 200 captives missing, Biden visited Israel to express US solidarity.
A fatal explosion that occurred at Al-Ahli al-Arabi hospital on Tuesday night interrupted his journey. Palestinian authorities ascribed the incident on an Israeli airstrike. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad organization, which denied responsibility, was accused by Israel of launching a failed rocket that set off the explosion.
“Based on the information we’ve seen to date, it appears the result of an errant rocket fired by a terrorist group from Gaza,” Biden stated.
“The United States unequivocally stands for the protection of civilian life during conflict and I grieve … for the families who were killed or wounded by this tragedy.”
Later, Biden told reporters he could see why some residents of the area were skeptical about the identity of the perpetrator. “I don’t say things like that unless I have faith in the source I got it … our Defense Department says it’s highly unlikely it’s the Israelis,” he stated.
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