In a speech this Tuesday afternoon (10), the President of the United States, Joe Biden, said that he will ask the American Congress to approve funds to help the Israeli armed forces in the counteroffensive against the terrorist group Hamas.
The United States House is paralyzed until a new president of the house is elected – which should happen this Wednesday (11).
“When Congress returns, we will ask them to take urgent action to fund the national security requirements of our critical partners,” said Biden, who said additional military aid to Israel should include munitions and interceptor missiles to resupply the Iron Dome. .
“We will ensure that Israel does not run out of these critical resources to defend its cities and its citizens,” said the American president. “Like every nation in the world, Israel has the right to respond — indeed, it has a duty to respond to these vicious attacks,” Biden said.
The American president described the crimes against civilians in Israel, with the death of over 900 people, including 14 American citizens.
“Parents massacred using their bodies to try to protect their children – stomach-churning reports of babies being killed, entire families murdered. Young people massacred while attending a music festival to celebrate peace,” Biden said.
“Women raped, assaulted, displayed like trophies. Families hid in fear for hours upon hours, desperately trying to keep their children silent to avoid attracting attention. And thousands of wounded, alive, but carrying with them bullet holes, shrapnel wounds and the memory of what they endured”, said the American president, who said that other countries and terrorist groups should not try to take advantage of the moment to increase instability. in the region.
“Let me say again, to any country, any organization, anyone thinking of taking advantage of this situation, I have one message: don’t do it. Our hearts may be broken, but our resolve is clear,” Biden said.
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