American President Joe Biden has ordered the United States to provide “additional support” to Israel after unprecedented attacks by the Palestinian organization Hamas from the Gaza Strip, the White House announced on Sunday, CNN writes.

According to the White House, President Joe Biden told Israel’s prime minister on Sunday that more US aid is “on its way to Israel.”

“President Biden briefed the Prime Minister on the intense diplomatic engagement of the United States over the past 24 hours in support of Israel. The President also announced that additional support for the Israel Defense Forces is on its way to Israel,” the White House said.

US President Joe Biden made a brief statement on the situation in Israel on Saturday at the White House, saying that “the United States stands with Israel.” “There is never a justification for terrorist attacks,” Biden said in a speech at the White House, according to CNN.

He added that the US will strongly support Israel. “We will make sure that they get the help that their citizens need and that they can continue to protect themselves,” the US president said.

Hamas’s attack on Israel continued on Sunday, with the Islamist group saying it still has fighters in seven Israeli cities that it is supporting with rocket fire. Hezbollah also intervened in the conflict, attacking positions in the disputed Shebaa farms with artillery and rockets on Sunday morning, and Israeli forces responded with artillery fire and drone strikes on some of the group’s positions in Lebanon.

The Israeli army also continues to strike Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip and is struggling to eliminate Islamist militants from its territory. At the moment, there are hundreds of dead and thousands of wounded in each camp, as well as many prisoners.

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