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| US reaction: defense secretary says he is ‘closely monitoring’ attack in Israel | US reaction: defense secretary says he is ‘closely monitoring’ attack in Israel |
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| Joe Biden says US will offer support to Israeli government and his administration’s support for Israel ‘is rock solid and unwavering’ | |
| The US defense secretary, Lloyd Austin, said on Saturday morning that he was “closely monitoring” the attack in Israel after Hamas gunmen infiltrated into Israeli towns and villages and launched a large aerial operation from the blockaded Gaza Strip. | The US defense secretary, Lloyd Austin, said on Saturday morning that he was “closely monitoring” the attack in Israel after Hamas gunmen infiltrated into Israeli towns and villages and launched a large aerial operation from the blockaded Gaza Strip. |
| “Over the coming days the Department of Defense will work to ensure that Israel has what it needs to defend itself and protect civilians from indiscriminate violence and terrorism,” Austin said in a statement. | “Over the coming days the Department of Defense will work to ensure that Israel has what it needs to defend itself and protect civilians from indiscriminate violence and terrorism,” Austin said in a statement. |
| The White House national security council spokesperson echoed Austin’s condemnation of the attacks by Hamas terrorists against Israeli civilians. | The White House national security council spokesperson echoed Austin’s condemnation of the attacks by Hamas terrorists against Israeli civilians. |
| “There is never any justification for terrorism,” Adrienne Watson said. “National security adviser Jake Sullivan has spoken to Israeli national security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi and we remain in close contact with our Israeli partners.” | “There is never any justification for terrorism,” Adrienne Watson said. “National security adviser Jake Sullivan has spoken to Israeli national security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi and we remain in close contact with our Israeli partners.” |
| Joe Biden said he spoke to Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Saturday, assuring him that the American government is “ready to offer all appropriate means of support to the government and people of Israel”. | |
| He added: “My administration’s support for Israel’s security is rock solid and unwavering.” | |
| The statements come after retaliatory Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, which have so far left 48 dead and 461 injured, according to the the Palestinian Red Crescent, with the death toll likely to rise. | The statements come after retaliatory Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, which have so far left 48 dead and 461 injured, according to the the Palestinian Red Crescent, with the death toll likely to rise. |
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| Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said: “We are at war, and we will win it,” after the sudden attack on the 50th anniversary of the start of the 1973 Yom Kippur war. | Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said: “We are at war, and we will win it,” after the sudden attack on the 50th anniversary of the start of the 1973 Yom Kippur war. |