Washington [US], October 11: US President Joe Biden has declared his support for Israel militarily and politically as the first batch of US weapons has arrived in Israel and Washington's second aircraft carrier can set sail.
US President Joe Biden on October 10 gave a speech at the White House about the Hamas-Israel conflict , condemning Hamas's attack on Israel as an act of "absolute cruelty", according to Reuters.
"Like every other country in the world, Israel has the right to respond, in fact has the obligation to respond to these evil attacks. There should be no doubt about America's support for Israel," President Biden said.
President Biden expressed concern that American citizens could be held hostage by Hamas and said the US would share intelligence with Israel and mobilize more experts to negotiate a rescue.
"We are increasing additional military aid, including bullets and interceptor missiles to supplement the Iron Dome system," President Biden said, referring to Israel's air defense system. According to Reuters, the Israeli military announced on October 10 that the first plane carrying US ammunition had landed in Israel after the Pentagon's recent aid announcement.
The leader called on Congress to take urgent action to provide necessary national security funding to "key partners," referring to both Israel and Ukraine . "This is not partisan or political. This is for the security of the world, the security of America," Mr. Biden emphasized.
The New York Times on the same day quoted US ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith declaring that US support for Israel would not take away Ukraine's share. She emphasized that the United States can focus on its partnership and security commitment with Israel but still support Ukraine.
President Biden also warned other actors in the region not to take advantage of the conflict situation because America's determination is clear. He said Washington has increased the deployment of military forces in the area to increase deterrence.
Previously, the Pentagon announced that it had deployed the latest generation aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford along with a group of escort ships and many aircraft to the area. Politico newspaper reported on October 10 that the US may send a second aircraft carrier to the Eastern Mediterranean in the near future. Specifically, two US Department of Defense officials revealed that the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and its escort fleet are preparing to depart from the base in Norfolk, Virginia this week and may receive orders to deploy closer. Israel.
A US Department of Defense spokesman confirmed that the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower had long been planned to deploy and operate near Europe. The US deployed two aircraft carriers at the same time to the Middle East in March 2020 amid tensions with Iran.
Source: ThanhNien Newspaper