WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Joe Biden pledged 'rock solid' support for Israel on Saturday in the face of what he described as 'terrorist assaults' by Palestinian militant group Hamas, with an announcement on US military assistance expected imminently.
High-level discussions between US and Israeli officials on military aid were already underway, a US senior administration official said, with an announcement by Washington possible as early as Sunday.Biden described the assault as 'a terrible tragedy on a human level' and said he had spoken to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to underline his support.
'Sadly, American taxpayer dollars helped fund these attacks, which many reports are saying came from the Biden Administration.'Trump's allegations reflected Republican claims that $6 billion released last month to Iran as part of a prisoner exchange deal was used to fund the Hamas attack.
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