Washington: The number of US citizens killed amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine has risen to 14, according to US President Joe Biden,
Washington: The number of US citizens killed amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine has risen to 14, according to US President Joe Biden, who in a speech has also said Americans were believed to be among those held hostage by Hamas militants.
Speaking from the White House State Dining Room on Tuesday, Biden urged Congress to “take urgent action to fund the national security requirements of our critical partners”, saying the funding “is not about party or politics. It’s about the security of our world, the security of the United States of America”.
Flanked by Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the President said his administration is “surging” additional military assistance to Israel, including ammunitions and interceptors, so as to “make sure Israel does not run out of these critical assets to defend its cities and its citizens”, Xinhua news agency reported.
Biden noted that he just spoke on the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the third call between the pair since the drastic escalation of the conflict on Saturday.
