A spokesperson for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has announced that US President Joe Biden reached out by phone for the first time to discuss the ongoing fighting in the Gaza Strip.
The Middle East has erupted in violence after Hamas launched rocket attacks against Israel — but the Palestinian Islamist organization is about to get exactly the hellfire it deserves.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on May 12 stressed that the United States holds “ironclad support” for Israel’s right to defend itself amid a military conflict with Hamas, according to a statement from the Pentagon.
President Joe Biden is considering sending a State Department official to the Middle East to help de-escalate renewed fighting between Israel and Hamas, it was reported Wednesday.
