As the Israel-Hamas conflict intensifies, US President Joe Biden said that Hamas is using innocent Palestinian families as human shields in its assault on Israel.On Sunday, he said that the majority of Palestinians have anything to do with Hamas.Join the First Lady and me as we deliver remarks at the Human Rights Campaign National Dinner in Washington, D.C. https://t.co/kW3odUftbt— President Biden (@POTUS) October 14, 2023 Joe Biden slams Hamas for using Palestinians as shieldAddressing a gala dinner for the Human Rights Campaign in Washington, the US president said, “The humanitarian crisis in Gaza, innocent Palestinian families, and the vast majority have nothing to do with Hamas.”“Theyre being used as human shields,” he added.Biden also claimed that the terror attack launched by the Palestinian militant group was the bloodiest day for the Jews since the Holocaust and the Hamas has used Palestinians as human shields to avoid Israeli reprisals, according to The Times of Israel.He said that the day before, he chatted on Zoom for an hour with relatives of Americans who are still missing, and he relates this to his own experiences, including the loss of his first wife and daughter in a vehicle accident in 1972.“Theyve endured an agony not knowing whats happening. Its not the same thing, but I can tell you what its like. Its one thing to lose somebody you know youre going to lose… like I was able to do with my son,” Biden said.US on Israel-Hamas conflictSince October 07 when Hamas launched its surprise land-sea-air attack on Israel, the US has expressed strong solidarity with the people of Israel and has assured complete support to the nation in its fight against Hamas terrorists.Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that Hamas is a terrorist group and its only agenda is to destroy Israel and murder Jews. He said the group is not a representative of the Palestinian people or their legitimate aspirations for the future.Recently, during a meeting with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan, Blinken said, “Hamas is not a representative of the Palestinian people or their legitimate aspirations for the future. Hamas is a terrorist group and its only agenda is to destroy Israel and murder Jews. And it is important that the entire world sees it as such. This is an important moment for more clarity when it comes to Hamas.”Israeli troops mobilising towards GazaIsraeli troops are mobilising towards Gaza. Aerial patrolling is also being sent at the Gaza border.It was recently reported that Israeli soldiers, their tanks and munitions have been deployed near the Gaza border as they prepare for a full ground offensive against Hamas.In the pictures coming in from the Gaza border, tanks can be seen firing shells towards the Gaza Strip. Moreover, soldiers are seen loading artillery shells into howitzers.
