Although the United States has so far offered its unconditional support to Israel in light of the new war unleashed by the Hamas attack, North American President Joe Biden emphasized this Friday that the vast majority of Palestinians “have nothing to do with Hamas has to do” and assured that tackling the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is a “priority” for him.

“We ensure that Israel has everything it needs to defend itself and respond to those attacks. It is also an urgent priority for me to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza,” Biden said during a speech in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. However, Israel’s ally has avoided condemning the Israeli army’s ultimatum to evacuate northern Gaza in the coming hours.

The President assured that his government is in direct contact with Israel, Egypt, Jordan, other Arab countries and the United Nations to address the situation.

Hamas denies that children have been beheaded in kibbutzim

“We cannot lose sight of the fact that the vast majority of Palestinians have nothing to do with Hamas or its attacks, and that they too are suffering,” he stressed.

The CIA suspected Hamas attacks

According to a CNN publication, the US intelligence community made at least two assessments based in part on intelligence from Israel that warned the Biden administration of an increased risk of an Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the weeks leading up to Saturday’s deadly attack in Southern Israel.

An October 5 CIA cable warned generally of the growing possibility of violence by Hamas. Then, on October 6, a day before the attack, US officials released information from Israel indicating unusual activity, culminating in the attack that has already left thousands dead and hundreds of people taken hostage by Hamas.

Israeli mourners run for cover as they hear sirens warning of incoming rockets during the funeral of Tom Godo, who was killed last week during the attack by Palestinian Hamas militants on Kibbutz Kisuffim, near Tel Aviv.
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human shields

Biden again condemned the attack on Israel, in which 27 Americans were among more than a thousand dead, and reiterated that Hamas’ Islamist militants represent “pure evil.”

The president spoke via video call this Friday with relatives of Americans kidnapped and held hostage by Hamas in Gaza.

What is the reason for the war between Israel and Palestine?

The United States claims that the Israeli army is not attacking the civilian population, but that Hamas is using Gaza civilians as “human shields,” the same day that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered limited raids on Gaza territory to kill most of the 100 locate hostages. were kidnapped last weekend during the deadly jihadist attack.

The Israeli target of massive airstrikes on the Islamist group Hamas and its soldiers, Israeli authorities said.

Map of Israel, including Gaza and the West Bank. Map prepared by BBC Mundo. Photo: BBC World

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is touring the Middle East seeking global condemnation of the Hamas attack and exploring ways to open a humanitarian corridor to facilitate the departure of civilians from Gaza.

About 1,400 Israelis were killed after Hamas’s surprise attack last Saturday and at least 1,800 Palestinians were killed by Israeli bombing of Gaza in retaliation.

Marches are taking place in several countries around the world in support of both Palestine and Israel. (JO)