President Biden Remarks on Hamas Attacks on Israel

"In this moment, we must be crystal clear. We stand with Israel," said President Biden as he delivered remarks from the White House on the Hamas attack from the weekend. With Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken standing behind him, President Biden shared there is no higher priority than the American hostage recovery efforts. In addition, he denounced terrorism and announced a carrier strike group had been deployed to the Mediterranean for deterrence purposes stating, "any country … thinking of taking advantage of the situation, I have one word: don't."