Biden Condemns Hamas Attack on Israel

U.S. President Joe Biden was briefed on the attack, the White House said.

Palestinian militants ride an Israeli military vehicle that was seized by gunmen who infiltrated areas of southern Israel, in the northern Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, 2023. Ahmed Zakot/Reuters

U.S. President Joe Biden and other American officials Oct. 7 condemned the Hamas attack on Israel.

“The United States unequivocally condemns this appalling assault against Israel by Hamas terrorists from Gaza,” President Biden said in a statement.