The president also said that Israel had agreed that humanitarian aid can be transported from Egypt to Gaza.
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In his remarks, Biden reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to Israel.
Biden also offered words of caution to the Israelis.
US President Joe Biden (L) speaks as Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on October 18Brendan Smialowski AFP via Getty Images
While you feel that rage, dont be consumed by it.
After 9/11, we were enraged in the United States.
While we sought justice and got justice, we also made mistakes.
Hostages protestors in Tel Aviv, Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images
Biden was meeting with first responders and victims families.
Ive had the opportunity to meet so many Israelis over the last few days … Ive heard the stories.
Ive heard about the lives lost and changed forever, Biden told them, per a pool report.
I think the safety and security worldwide is anchored…in Israel, he said.
He also recalled the first time he was in Israel and meeting Golda Meir.
Hamas blamed the hospital explosion on an Israeli airstrike.
Im deeply saddened and outraged at the explosion at the hospital in Gaza yesterday.
The IDF is pointing the finger instead at a failed rocket launch by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group.
The group immediately issued a statement refuting the IDF accusations.
I am proud to be here.
The developing humanitarian crisis in Gaza will also be on the agenda.
