Biden makes wartime visit to Tel Aviv pledges US support after Hamas attack
President Biden travels to Tel Aviv, Israel, eleven days after Hamas's October 7 attack that killed 1,200 Israelis and took 251 hostages. It is a rare wartime presidential visit to a country not protected by US troops. Biden meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his war cabinet, pledges firm US military and political support for Israel, and announces an additional $100 million in humanitarian aid for Gaza. In a joint press conference, Biden also cautions Israel not to be "consumed by rage" and warns against the mistakes the US made after 9/11. He flies to Amman, Jordan next to meet with King Abdullah and Egyptian President al-Sisi, a summit that collapses when the Palestinian Authority withdraws following an explosion at Al-Ahli hospital that Gaza officials blame on Israel.