Biden Speaks After Hamas Attacks in Israel, as Republicans Criticize Iran Deal

‘Israel has the right to defend itself and its people, full stop,’ President Biden said.

President Joe Biden, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, addresses the attacks in Israel from the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on Oct, 7, 2023. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden on Saturday spoke from the White House about the terrorist attacks in Israel.

“Today the people of Israel are under attack orchestrated by a terrorist organization, Hamas. In this moment of tragedy, I want to say to them and to the world and to terrorists everywhere that the United States stands with Israel,” President Biden said.