'We stand with Israel,' Biden says as U.S. condemns Hamas attack as 'evil'

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President Biden called Hamas' attack on Israel "pure unadulterated evil," as he vowed, "We stand with Israel."

"We'll make sure Israel has what it needs to take care of itself," Biden said Tuesday from the White House.

Hamas militants attacked Israel on Saturday, killing more than 900 people, including at least 14 Americans. Israel has responded with a siege and heavy bombing of the Gaza Strip.

"Like every nation in the world, Israel has the right to respond — indeed has a duty to respond — to these vicious attacks," Biden said.

Biden has expressed full-throated support for Israel in the wake of what he and his officials have described as terrorist attacks.