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October 10, 2023

Biden and Western Leaders Pledge "Steadfast and United" Support to Israel
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The Pentagon says it's moving ships and warplanes to the eastern
Mediterranean, including the USS Gerald Ford, the Navy's most advanced
aircraft carrier, along with its accompanying battle group. Meanwhile,
the White House says it's rushing military aid to Israel, including air
defense missiles, small-diameter bombs and machine gun ammunition.
Israel is the largest cumulative recipient of U.S. foreign aid and is
due to receive $3.8 billion in military aid this year.

Today, President Biden is delivering a major address on the crisis in
Israel and Palestine. Ahead of his speech, Biden signed a joint letter
with the leaders of France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom, who
wrote to "express our steadfast and united support to the State of
Israel, and our unequivocal condemnation of Hamas and its appalling acts
of terrorism." The leaders added, "All of us recognize the legitimate
aspirations of the Palestinian people." The letter makes no mention of
Palestinian civilians killed and wounded by Israeli strikes on Gaza.


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