Biden defends Israel. "It's not his army"
Joe Biden, who arrived in Israel for an official visit on Wednesday, expressed his belief that the Israeli army was not behind Tuesday's shelling of a hospital in the Palestinian Gaza Strip, which resulted in the deaths of several hundred innocent civilians.
1:33 PM EDT, October 18, 2023
Biden, "distressed and outraged" by this act of war, emphasized his deep dissatisfaction with the situation.
He also recalled the tragic events of October 7, when the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas invaded Israeli territory, leading to the death of over 1300 people, including 31 United States citizens.
- Hamas has committed atrocities, even compared to (the actions of - ed.) The Islamic State seem more rational - assessed Biden, quoted by the Reuters agency.
Palestinian authorities have accused Israel of a Tuesday attack on a hospital. The Israeli army denies these allegations, claiming that the explosion was the result of a missile being fired at Israel by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
