**Background Reporting:**

– AP: [Biden condemns the ‘appalling assault’ by Hamas as Israel’s allies express anger and shock](https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-palestinians-gaza-rockets-airstrikes-biden-0b6abb762dabd46aa826af891591b392)

– CNN: [Why this Israel-Gaza conflict is so complicated for Biden](https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/07/politics/joe-biden-israel-gaza/index.html)

– Reuters (metered paywall): [Biden offers Israel support, faces criticism on Iran at home after Hamas attack](https://www.reuters.com/world/us-ready-offer-israel-support-after-attacks-biden-2023-10-07/)

**Live Updates:**

– NPR: [Live Updates: 70 Israelis and more than 200 Palestinians are dead after a surprise attack from Gaza](https://www.npr.org/live-updates/israel-gaza-war)

– The New York Times (metered paywall): [Live Updates: Israel-Gaza Conflict | ‘We Are at War,’ Netanyahu Says After Hamas Attacks](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/10/07/world/israel-gaza-attack)

– The Washington Post (metered paywall): [Live Updates: Netanyahu says Israel ‘at war’ after Hamas attack; Israeli civilians and military personnel held captive in Gaza Strip](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/10/07/israel-gaza-rocket-attack-hamas/)

– CNN: [Live Updates: Israel says it is ‘at war’ after Hamas surprise attack](https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/al-aqsa-storm-militants-infiltrate-israel-after-gaza-rockets-10-07-intl-hnk/index.html)

**Primary Source:**

– The White House: [Statement from President Joe Biden Condemning Terrorist Attacks in Israel](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/10/07/statement-from-president-joe-biden-condemning-terrorist-attacks-in-israel/)

**Where to Watch:**

– The White House via YouTube: [President Biden Delivers Remarks On The Terrorist Attacks in Israel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gixYhd8pjhw)

– C-SPAN: [President Biden Remarks on the Situation in Israel](https://www.c-span.org/video/?530992-1/president-biden-remarks-situation-israel)

by PoliticsModeratorBot

13 comments

  1. Just killing random citizens is so fucking disgusting. Fuck these animals

  2. Bring back George Bush Senior, Reagan, or Bill Clinton in that order this would not have happened. Biden, Obama, George Bush, Junior we’re all doomed.

  3. Why the fuck did Israel prop Hamas up lmao. Talk about some classic blowback. They should just pack up and go home and let the Palestinians have their houses back…

  4. I’m genuinely curious if anyone younger than boomers gives two fucks about Israel. The entire area been a cesspool for our entire lives.

    Let’s even just review the last couple of years. Israel just elected a far right fascist government to power. The fascists escalate the conflict with the Palestinians. The Palestinians escalate in response.

    …and we are suppose to care because…?

  5. Right after the US government has shown the world they can’t govern… Coincidence?

  6. Biden’s comments:

    > “Terrorism is never justified. Israel has a right to defend itself and its people,” Biden said in a statement that also warned “any other party hostile to Israel” against “seeking advantage in this situation.”

    This is the right thing to do.

  7. The last couple years has been interesting. We saw Putin turn into Putler and Netanyahu turn into netanyahitler. Not the timeline I expected.

  8. I’m not sure how Hamas was expecting this to turn out. The US and especially Biden has been firm supporters of Israel since the 70’s. At this point it’s just a matter of how much of Gaza is destroyed. The spark of war they were hoping to cause seems to have gone out and Jordan and Syria don’t seem to care to help them in this attack. The West Bank is just staying out of it for the most part.

  9. I hope it includes something about the very real coup attempt about to play out in America again next week. This is just the kind of additional chaos that will help fuel that.

  10. > “*Terrorist attacks*”

    I got no dog in this fight (except humanity), but Israeli PM’s “*Precision attacks*” on Palestinians fits the exact same definition for terrorist attacks yet we only acknowledge one side.

    Just saying, let’s keep it fair.

  11. I support President Joseph Biden in whatever decision he makes. Israel is a democracy and needs to be protected at all costs. These terrorists must be stopped. We can support Israel financially similar to how we are supporting Ukraine. My heart goes out to the good people of Israel 💛💙

  12. Look at NPR out there trying make it look like Israel is the aggressor… or disproportionate in the amount dead. Kinda like MSNBC which is pretty much running pro-HAMAS angles.

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