Biden Backs Israel’s Hospital Raid, Hopeful on Hostage Release
- President said Hamas committed ‘war crime’ at Gaza hospital
- US officials are privately frustrated with Israeli conduct
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President Joe Biden defended Israel’s military operation at Gaza’s largest hospital, standing behind the US ally in the face of international criticism of the raid.
Biden said Hamas headquartered their military operations underneath Al Shifa hospital, an act he labeled a “war crime,” and added that Israel had taken precautions to limit civilian casualties in the incursion.