US Prez Biden: Hamas attack on Israel deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust

Terming the brazen terrorist attack by Hamas on Israel as the ldquodeadliest dayrdquo for Jews since the Holocaust US President Joe Biden has said that it has brought back painful memories of millennia of antiSemitism and genocide against them The United States continues to monitor the situation in Israel very closely Biden saidldquoWe continue to monitor the situation in Israel very closely and the vice president and I and the bulk of my security team spoke with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu again this morningrdquo Biden told reporters on WednesdayldquoThis attack has brought to the surface the painful memories and scars left by millennia of antiSemitism and genocide against the Jewish peoplerdquo he said Over 1200 people have been killed in Hamas surprise attack on Israel which has countered it with airstrikes in Gaza killing around 1100 peopleBiden also stopped by a roundtable with Jewish community leaders and reaffirmed his unwavering support for Israel over the terrorist attacksldquoThe attack was a campaign of pure cruelty not just hate pure cruelty against the Jewish people And I would argue it is the deadliest day for the Jews since the Holocaust One of the worst chapters in human historyrdquo Biden said ldquoI mean silence is complicity It really is And I want you to know I think youve already figured it out I refuse to be silent and I know you refuse to be silent as wellrdquo he told Jewish leaders gathered at the White HouseldquoIt has been hard to find that light during the darkness of these past few days when terrorist groups like Hamas brought not only terror but sheer evil to the world the evil that echoes the worst and matches in some cases exceeds the worst atrocities of ISIS More than 1000 civilians have been slaughtered in IsraelrdquoBiden said he has been speaking with a number of Israeli leaders a number of leaders around the world and leaders in the region as well ldquoAmong those who have been victimised by this evil and have been killed are at least 22 American citizens This attack was a campaign of pure cruelty not just hate but pure cruelty against the Jewish peoplerdquo he saidThe president told the Jewish community leaders that America is not and cant be silent ldquoWe not only reject terrorism but it goes beyond that It goes beyond rejecting terrorism You know I spoke with Prime Minister Netanyahu I dont know how many times but again this morningrdquo he saidThe US is extending additional military assistance to the Israeli Defence Force including ammunition and interceptors to replenish the Iron Dome It has also moved a US carrier fleet to the eastern Mediterranean and sent more fighter jets into the regionldquoWe want to make it really clear Were working on every aspect of the hostage crisis in Israel including deploying experts to advise and assist with recovery effortsrdquo he saidBiden also slammed ldquothe downplaying of Hamas atrocities and blaming Israelrdquo terming it as ldquounconscionablerdquo ldquoI have asked members of my team including Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Attorney General Merrick Garland to work intensively with our Jewish community partners so many of you here to set up security around Jewish life in America and identify prevent and disrupt emerging threats that occurrdquo he saidThe US is also going to continue to condemn and combat antiSemitism at every single turn ldquoThe past few days have been a solemn reminder that hate never goes awayrdquo he saidIsrael is doing everything in its power to pull the country together stay on the same page and the US is going to do everything in its power to make sure they succeed and God willing to bring home those Americans who are in harms way Biden saidBeyond the 22 US citizens known to have been killed the State Department said at least 17 more Americans remain unaccounted for in the IsraelPalestine conflict that has already claimed more than 2200 lives on both sides while a handful of other US citizens are among the estimated 150 hostages captured by Hamas militantsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever