President Biden told reporters on Wednesday that Palestinian terrorists “have to learn how to shoot straight” – a day after an explosion outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip.
“I’m not suggesting that Hamas did it on purpose,” the president said at Ramstein Air Base in Germany on his way back to Washington after visiting Israel earlier in the day.
“It’s an old thing: Gotta learn how to shoot straight,” Biden continued.
“This is not the first time Hamas has launched something that doesn’t work well.”
Hamas, which rules Gaza, claimed Tuesday that Israeli airstrikes killed about 500 people in hospitals – sparking riots across the Middle East and forcing Biden to cancel a planned summit with Arab leaders in Amman, Jordan – but the White House said on Wednesday it has determined the explosion was caused by a fire on the Palestinian side.
The Israeli government on Tuesday night blamed the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group, a Hamas affiliate, publishing intercepted phone calls and other evidence to support the claim.
“I don’t know all the details, but I know people in the Defense Department that I respect and the intelligence community that I respect, say it’s highly unlikely that Israel did that,” Biden said on Air Force One.
President Biden told reporters Wednesday that Palestinian terrorists “have to learn how to shoot straight” – a day after an explosion outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip. AFP via Getty Images Hamas, which rules Gaza, claimed Tuesday that Israeli airstrikes killed about 500 people in hospitals — but the White House said on Wednesday it had determined the blasts were caused by Palestinian misfire. The White House Telegram said Wednesday it had determined the explosion was caused by a misfire on the Palestinian side.REUTERS
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2005: Israel unilaterally withdraws from the Gaza Strip three decades after winning the territory from Egypt in the Six-Day War.
2006: The terrorist group Hamas wins Palestinian legislative elections.
2007: Hamas takes control of Gaza in a civil war.
2008: Israel launched a military offensive against Gaza after Palestinian terrorists fired rockets into the city of Sderot.
2023: Hamas launches its biggest attack on Israel in 50 years.
More than 1,400 Israelis have been killed, more than 4,200 wounded and at least 100 taken hostage, with the death toll expected to rise after Hamas terrorists fired thousands of rockets and sent dozens of militants into Israeli cities.
Hamas terrorists are seen taking women hostage and parading them through the streets in a gruesome video.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced “We are at war” and promised Hamas would pay an “unprecedented price.”
Gaza health officials reported at least 3,000 Palestinians killed and more than 12,500 injured.
The president spent several hours visiting Tel Aviv early Wednesday in a show of support for Israel against Hamas after the terrorist group killed 1,400 people in southern Israel on Oct. 7.
But the president sparked fresh criticism from Republicans by announcing $100 million in humanitarian aid for the Palestinian territories, including the roughly 2 million residents of Gaza, which is poised to be invaded by Israel.
Biden also said he wants Congress to approve an “unprecedented” amount of military aid for Israel – while calling on Israeli leaders not to be driven by “anger” when going to Gaza, noting that America has made “mistakes” in its own foreign wars following 9/11.
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