P??si??nt J?? Bi??n ?n T??s??? c?n??mn?? th? milit?nt ????? H?m?s ??? “sh??? ?vil” ??? its sh?ckin? m?lti???n??? ?tt?ck ?n Is???l l??nch?? ???m th? G?z? St?i? th?t h?s kill?? h?n????s ?? civili?ns, incl??in? ?t l??st 14 Am??ic?n citiz?ns.

Bi??n ?n? Vic? P??si??nt K?m?l? H???is s??k? ?? ?h?n? ???li?? ?n T??s??? with Is???li P?im? Minist?? B?nj?min N?t?n??h? t? ?isc?ss th? sit??ti?n ?n th? ????n?. Bi??n s??k? ??t ?? th? ?cti?ns h? ?n? ?th?? ?lli?s h?v? t?k?n t? s?????t Is???l in th? ??t??m?th ?? th? ?tt?ck ?n? ?x???ss?? his h????? ????t “sick?nin?” ?????ts ?? t??t??? in?lict?? ?? milit?nts ?n inn?c?nt civili?ns.

“O?? h???ts m?? ?? ???k?n ??t ??? ??s?lv? is cl???,” Bi??n s?i?. H? ?????, “L?t th??? ?? n? ????t. Th? Unit?? St?t?s h?s Is???l’s ??ck. W?’ll m?k? s??? th? J?wish ?n? ??m?c??tic st?t? ?? Is???l c?n ????n? its?l? t????, t?m????w ?s w? ?lw??s h?v?.”

Bi??n, in his ???lic ??m??ks ?n? st?t?m?nts sinc? H?m?s l??nch?? its ?tt?cks, h?s ?????t??l? ?m?h?siz?? his sh?ck ?v?? th? ?????th ?n? ???t?lit? ?? th? H?m?s ?ss??lt — ? ?litz ?? l?n?, s?? ?n? ?i? th?t s????is?? Is???li ?n? U.S. int?lli??nc? ?n? th?t h?s kill?? h?n????s Is???lis ?n? l??t ?v?n m??? w??n???.

R?t?li?t??? st?ik?s ?? Is???l ?n th? G?z? St?i? h?v? ?ls? l??t h?n????s ?? ???? ?n? w??n??? P?l?stini?ns in th? ?l?ck???? 141-s????? mil? ????, ?n? th? ?????st ?l?c?s in th? w??l?. Th? ???th t?ll w?s ?x??ct?? t? ???w ?s Is???l ??mm?l?? G?z? with ?i?st?ik?s ?n? s?nt t?ns ?? th??s?n?s ?? P?l?stini?ns ?l??in? int? U.N. sh?lt??s.

Bi??n s?i? h? h?s ?i??ct?? his t??m t? sh??? int?lli??nc? ?n? milit??? ?x???ts t? c?ns?lt ?n? ??vis? Is???lis. H? ?ls? c?n?i?m?? th?t th? U.S. ??li?v?s th?t Am??ic?ns ??? ?m?n? ??z?ns ?? h?st???s t?k?n ?? H?m?s.

“As ???si??nt I h?v? n? hi?h?? ??i??it? th?n th? s???t? ?? Am??ic?ns ??in? h?l? h?st??? ????n? th? w??l?,” Bi??n s?i?.

Th? Whit? H??s? ?n M?n??? c?n?i?m?? th?t it h?s ?l????? ????n ??liv??in? c?itic?ll? n????? m?niti?ns ?n? milit??? ???i?m?nt t? Is???l, ?n? th? P?nt???n w?s ??vi?win? its inv?nt??i?s t? s?? wh?t ?ls? c?n ?? s?nt ??ickl? t? ???st its ?ll? in th? w?? ???inst H?m?s.

Th? F??? c???i?? st?ik? ????? h?s ???iv?? in th? ??? E?st??n M??it????n??n, within ??n?? t? ???vi?? ? h?st ?? ?i? s?????t ?? l?n?-??n?? st?ik? ??ti?ns ??? Is???l i? ?????st??, ??t ?ls? t? s???? U.S. milit??? ???s?nc? th??? t? ???v?nt th? w?? ???m s?illin? ?v?? int? ? m??? ??n?????s ???i?n?l c?n?lict, ? U.S. ???ici?l t?l? Th? Ass?ci?t?? P??ss.

Th? ???ici?l s??k? ?n th? c?n?iti?n ?? ?n?n?mit? t? ?isc?ss th? ???iv?l ?h??? ?? ?n ?nn??nc?m?nt.

Th? P?nt???n h?s s?i? th?t th? U.S. w???l?n?s, ??st?????s ?n? c??is??s th?t s?il?? with th? F??? will c?n??ct m??itim? ?n? ?i? ?????ti?ns which c??l? incl??? int?lli??nc? c?ll?cti?n, int???icti?ns ?n? l?n?-??n?? st?ik?s.

Al?n? with th? F???, th? U.S. is s?n?in? th? c??is?? USS N??m?n?? ?n? ??st?????s USS Th?m?s H??n??, USS R?m???, USS C??n??, ?n? USS R??s?v?lt, ?n? th? U.S. is ???m?ntin? Ai? F??c? F-35, F-15, F-16, ?n? A-10 ?i?ht?? ?i?c???t s??????ns in th? ???i?n.

D???ns? S?c??t??? Ll??? A?stin t?l? ?????t??s t??v?lin? with him T??s??? t? ? Uk??in? c?nt?ct ????? m??tin? in B??ss?ls th?t ? sm?ll ????? ?? U.S. s??ci?l ?????ti?ns ???c?s is ?ls? w??kin? with th? Is???lis t? h?l? with ?l?nnin? ?n? int?lli??nc?.

Bi??n ?n M?n??? in ? j?int st?t?m?nt with F??nch P??si??nt Emm?n??l M?c??n, G??m?n Ch?nc?ll?? Ol?? Sch?lz, It?li?n P?im? Minist?? Gi???i? M?l?ni, ?n? B?itish P?im? Minist?? Rishi S?n?k ?n???sc???? th? “l??itim?t? ?s?i??ti?ns ?? th? P?l?stini?n ????l?” ?n? th?i? ??c???s-l?n? ??sh ??? s?v???i?nt?. B?t th? l?????s ?ls? s???ht t? s?????t? th? P?l?stini?ns’ ?s?i??ti?ns ???m th? “????llin? ?cts ?? t?????ism” ?? H?m?s.

Am??ic?ns h?v? h?? ? ?l??m? ??tl??k ?n Bi??n’s ??????m?nc? ?n th? Is???li-P?l?stini?n iss??. Six in 10 Am??ic?ns (61%) ?is?????v?? ?? h?w Bi??n w?s h?n?lin? th? c?n?lict ??tw??n th? Is???lis ?n? P?l?stini?ns, ?cc???in? t? ?n A???st ??ll ???m Th? Ass?ci?t?? P??ss-NORC C?nt?? ??? P??lic A???i?s R?s???ch. A???t ?n?-thi?? (35%) ?? U.S. ???lts ?????v??, which w?s sli?htl? l?w?? th?n Bi??n’s ?v???ll ?????v?l ??tin? ?? 42% in th? s?m? ??ll.

F??? in 10 Am??ic?ns (44%) s?i? th? U.S. ?iv?s ????t th? ?i?ht ?m??nt ?? s?????t t? Is???l in th? c?n?lict ??tw??n th? Is???lis ?n? th? P?l?stini?ns. R????lic?ns w??? m??? lik?l? th?n D?m?c??ts t? s?? th? U.S. sh??l? ????? m??? s?????t t? Is???l. F??? in 10 Am??ic?ns (42%) s?i? th? c????ct ?m??nt ?? s?????t is ?iv?n t? th? P?l?stini?ns. D?m?c??ts ?n? In????n??nts w??? m??? lik?l? th?n R????lic?ns t? s?? th? P?l?stini?ns sh??l? ??c?iv? m??? s?????t.

Th? c????nt c?isis s??ms c??t?in t? ???th?? t?st ???lic s?ntim?nt ????t Bi??n’s Mi???st ????i?n ??lic? ??????ch.

Th? Bi??n Whit? H??s? h?s ??int?? t? its h?n?lin? ?? th? l?st c?n?lict ??tw??n Is???l ?n? G?z? in 2021 ?s ?l??in? ? c??ci?l ???t in limitin? th? l?n?th ?n? l?ss ?? li?? in ? w?? th?t st??tch?? ?v?? 11 ???s ?n? kill?? ?t l??st 250 ????l? in G?z? ?n? 13 in Is???l.

D??in? th? 2021 c?n?lict, Bi??n limit?? his ???lic c?mm?nt??? whil? ???ssin? N?t?n??h? in ??iv?t? t? ?n? th? c?n?lict. His ??hin?-th?-sc?n?s ?????t ?l???? ??t ?v?n ?s s?m? ?? th? ???si??nt’s ??ll?w D?m?c??ts ???ss???? him t? s???k ??t ???inst th? Is???lis ?s th? ???th t?ll clim??? in G?z? ?n? ?s t?ns ?? th??s?n?s ?? P?l?stini?ns w??? ?is?l?c?? ?? th? ???i?l ??m????m?nt, Whit? H??s? ???ici?ls s?i? ?t th? tim?.

B?t this c?n?lict is ?nlik?l? t? ?n? s? ??ickl?. D?m?stic ?n? int??n?ti?n?l ???ss??? c??l? ??ickl? m??nt ?n Bi??n t? ???ss??? N?t?n??h? t? win? ??wn ?????ti?ns t? ???v?nt th? s?????in? ?? inn?c?nt G?z?ns.