Biden backs Israel account of Gaza hospital strike, denounces Hamas

October 18 2023 12:09:44

Biden backs Israel account of Gaza hospital strike, denounces Hamas

WASHINGTON

US President Joe Biden on a solidarity visit to Israel Wednesday backed the ally's account that Palestinian militants caused a devastating hospital strike in Gaza, adding Hamas had brought "only suffering."

"I was deeply saddened and outraged by the explosion at the hospital in Gaza yesterday. And based on what I've seen, it appears as though it was done by the other team," Biden said as he met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv.

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