Biden condemns Hamas for ‘act of sheer evil’ and says US citizens taken hostage
by Lauren Gambino in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#6FF4Z)
President in TV speech says Hamas does not represent legitimate aspirations' of Palestinian people and says US stands with Israel'
Joe Biden on Tuesday pledged unflinching support for Israel, calling the assault by Hamas militants that left nearly 1,000 people dead an act of sheer evil" and confirming that some US citizens are part of the many currently being held hostage.
In a televised speech from the White House, the US president said at least 14 Americans were killed in last weekend's attack by Hamas, the Palestinian group that controls Gaza, and a yet unknown number of Americans are being held hostage.
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