Biden promises that the US will give Israel everything it needs to defend itself: "Hamas' goal is to kill the Palestinian people"

The president of the United States, Joe Biden, promised this Tuesday that his country will give Israel everything it needs to defend itself in response to the attack carried out on Saturday by Hamas and which has caused an escalation of violence with hundreds of fatalities on both sides. “We must be absolutely clear: we stand with Israel,” the president said in a speech from the White House.

“We will ensure that Israel has what it needs to take care of its citizens and defend itself, to respond to this attack. There is no justification for terrorism. There is no excuse. Hamas does not defend the right of the Palestinian people to dignity and self-determination. Their stated goal in relation to the state of Israel is to kill the Jewish people. They use Palestinian civilians as human shields,” Biden said in particularly harsh statements.

“Women raped, attacked, displayed as trophies. Families hid in terror for hours on end, desperately trying to keep their children quiet so as not to attract attention.. And thousands of wounded, alive, but carrying with them bullet holes and shrapnel,” said the American president, who also highlighted that, “like any nation in the world,” Israel “has the right to respond” to the “ferocious” attacks carried out by the “bloody hands” of members of the Palestinian group, according to CNN.

“There is no justification for terrorism,” Biden reiterated, also adding that the attack is reminiscent of the “worst” actions perpetrated by the Islamic State, as reported by NBC News.

The US president has also assured that Washington has reinforced its military forces in the Middle East region, while it has also increased assistance to Israel with ammunition and material for the 'Iron Dome' anti-aircraft system.

“We are going to ensure that Israel is not left without these critical assets to defend its cities and its citizens,” he stressed, adding that Washington is “ready” to incorporate new assets “if necessary”, referring to the deployment, announced on Sunday , from the aircraft carrier 'USS Gerald R. Ford'.

Likewise, Biden has assured that security has been increased in buildings used by the Jewish community in the United States.. “The Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation work closely with state and local authorities and Jewish community partners to identify and disrupt any insider threats,” he added.