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Kumbe Putin anachukuliwa tu kama magaidi wengine; Hamas, Hezbollah, Isis, Boko haramu, Alshabab n.k
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US President Joe Biden gave a rare prime-time address to the nation from the Oval Office tonight in which he spoke about the country's response to the ongoing conflicts in Israel and Ukraine, as he seeks to build support for aid packages
US President Joe Biden has delivered a speech to the American people from the Oval Office.
In it, the President confirmed he will ask US Congress for billions of dollars in funding for Israel and Ukraine, as he admitted that abandoning the US allies was "just not worth it"
But he urged Israeli leaders to learn from US mistakes after the 9/11 attacks and to avoid being "blinded by rage"
He also threatened action against Putin if further action is taken, as he told Americans: "History has taught us that when terrorists don't pay a price for their terror. When dictators don't pay a price for their aggression, they cause more chaos death and more destruction.
"They keep going and the cost of the threats to America and the world keeps rising.
"So if we don't stop Putin, his appetite for power and control and Ukraine, he won't limit himself just to Ukraine. He's already threatened to remind Poland that their Western Land was a gift from Russia."
In it, he said the success of Israel and Ukraine is 'vital' for the security of the United States.
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The president went on to warn that the U.S. is "facing an inflection point in history" amid the ongoing war in Israel.
He went on to renew his promise of getting American hostages home to America.
"As I told the families of Americans being held captive by Hamas, we're pursuing every avenue to bring their loved ones home," he added. "As president, there is no higher priority for me than the safety of Americans held hostage."
He went on to condemn the actions of Hamas and Russian President Vladimir Putin in his Oval Office address night, as he warned the attacks on Israel and the invasion of Ukraine share common motivations.
"Hamas and Putin represent different threats, but they share this in common: They both want to completely annihilate a neighboring democracy," Biden said.
Biden declared it "vital for America's national security" for Israel and Ukraine to succeed in their wars, making the case Thursday night for deepening U.S. involvement in a rare Oval Office address as he prepared to ask for billions of dollars in military assistance for both countries.
If international aggression is allowed to continue, Biden said, "conflict and chaos could spread in other parts of the world."
"Hamas and Putin represent different threats," Biden said. "But they share this in common. They both want to completely annihilate a neighboring democracy."
He said he would send an urgent funding request to Congress, which is expected to be roughly $100 billion over the next year. The proposal, which will be unveiled on Friday, includes money for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, humanitarian aid and border management.
"It's a smart investment that's going to pay dividends for American security for generations," Biden said.
Biden faces an array of steep challenges as he tries to secure the money. The House remains in chaos because the Republican majority has been unable to select a speaker to replace Rep. Kevin McCarthy, who was ousted more than two weeks ago.
In addition, conservative Republicans oppose sending more weapons to Ukraine as its battle against the Russian invasion approaches the two-year mark. Biden's previous request for funding, which included $24 billion to help with the next few months of fighting, was stripped out of budget legislation last month despite a personal plea from Zelenskyy.
The White House has warned that time is running out to prevent Ukraine, which recently struggled to make progress in a grueling counteroffensive, from losing ground to Russia because of dwindling supplies of weapons.
There will be resistance on the other side of the political spectrum when it comes to military assistance for Israel, which has been bombarding the Gaza Strip in response to the Hamas attack on Oct. 7.
Critics have accused Israel of indiscriminately killing civilians and committing war crimes by cutting off essential supplies like food, water and fuel.
Bipartisan support for Israel has already eroded in recent years as progressive Democrats have become more outspoken in their opposition to the country's decades-long occupation of Palestinian territory, which is widely viewed as illegal by the international community.
There are rumbles of disagreement within Biden's administration as well. Josh Paul, a State Department official who oversaw the congressional liaison office dealing with foreign arms sales, resigned over U.S. policy on weapons transfers to Israel.
While visiting Tel Aviv on Wednesday, Biden told Israel that "we will not let you ever be alone." However, he cautioned Israelis against being "consumed" by rage as he said the United States was after the Sept. 11 attacks of 2001.
Wartime decision-making, Biden said, "requires asking very hard questions" and "clarity about the objectives and an honest assessment about whether the path you are on will achieve those objectives."
Biden has delivered only one other such speech during his presidency, after Congress passed bipartisan budget legislation to avert a default on the country's debt.
As President Biden visited Israel this week to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the state continued its bombardment of the Gaza Strip with airstrikes Thursday, including in the south where authorities told Palestinians to take refuge, and the country's defense minister ordered ground troops to "be ready" to invade, though he didn't specify a time.
Gaza's overwhelmed hospitals tried to stretch out ebbing medical supplies and fuel for generators, as authorities worked out logistics for a delivery of aid from Egypt. Doctors in darkened wards across Gaza stitched wounds by the light of mobile phones and used vinegar to treat infected wounds.
The increased devastations and rising death toll comes prompted President Biden to issue a warning to Hamas allies, such as Iran, to not interfere in the conflict, citing the US's response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Meanwhile, an unclassified U.S. intelligence assessment delivered to Congress estimated casualties in an explosion at a Gaza City hospital on the "low end" of 100 to 300 deaths earlier this week. The death toll "still reflects a staggering loss of life," U.S. intelligence officials said in the findings, seen by The Associated Press. It said intelligence officials were still assessing the evidence and their casualty estimate may evolve.
President Joe Biden and other U.S. officials already have said that U.S. intelligence officials believed the explosion at al-Ahli hospital was not caused by an Israeli airstrike. Thursday's findings echoed that.
The Israeli military has relentlessly attacked Gaza in retaliation for the devastating Oct. 7 Hamas rampage in southern Israel. Even after Israel told Palestinians to evacuate the north of Gaza and flee south, strikes extended across the territory, heightening fears among the territory's 2.3 million people that nowhere was safe.
Palestinian militants fired rockets into Israel on Thursday from Gaza and Lebanon, and tensions flared in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
In a fiery speech to Israeli infantry soldiers on the Gaza border, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant urged the forces to "get organized, be ready" for an order to move in. Israel has massed tens of thousands of troops along the border.
"Whoever sees Gaza from afar now, will see it from the inside ... I promise you," he said. "It might take a week, a month, two months until we destroy them," he added, referring to Hamas.
Israel's consent for Egypt to let in food, water, and medicine provided the first possible opening in its seal of the territory. Many of Gaza's residents are down to one meal a day and drinking dirty water.
Egypt and Israel were still negotiating for the entry of fuel for hospitals. Israeli military spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said Hamas has stolen fuel from U.N. facilities and Israel wanted assurances this won't happen. The first aid trucks were expected to go in Friday, Egypt's state-owned Al-Qahera news reported.
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US President Joe Biden gave a rare prime-time address to the nation from the Oval Office tonight in which he spoke about the country's response to the ongoing conflicts in Israel and Ukraine, as he seeks to build support for aid packages
US President Joe Biden has delivered a speech to the American people from the Oval Office.
In it, the President confirmed he will ask US Congress for billions of dollars in funding for Israel and Ukraine, as he admitted that abandoning the US allies was "just not worth it"
But he urged Israeli leaders to learn from US mistakes after the 9/11 attacks and to avoid being "blinded by rage"
He also threatened action against Putin if further action is taken, as he told Americans: "History has taught us that when terrorists don't pay a price for their terror. When dictators don't pay a price for their aggression, they cause more chaos death and more destruction.
"They keep going and the cost of the threats to America and the world keeps rising.
"So if we don't stop Putin, his appetite for power and control and Ukraine, he won't limit himself just to Ukraine. He's already threatened to remind Poland that their Western Land was a gift from Russia."
In it, he said the success of Israel and Ukraine is 'vital' for the security of the United States.
Promoted Stories
The president went on to warn that the U.S. is "facing an inflection point in history" amid the ongoing war in Israel.
He went on to renew his promise of getting American hostages home to America.
"As I told the families of Americans being held captive by Hamas, we're pursuing every avenue to bring their loved ones home," he added. "As president, there is no higher priority for me than the safety of Americans held hostage."
He went on to condemn the actions of Hamas and Russian President Vladimir Putin in his Oval Office address night, as he warned the attacks on Israel and the invasion of Ukraine share common motivations.
"Hamas and Putin represent different threats, but they share this in common: They both want to completely annihilate a neighboring democracy," Biden said.
Biden declared it "vital for America's national security" for Israel and Ukraine to succeed in their wars, making the case Thursday night for deepening U.S. involvement in a rare Oval Office address as he prepared to ask for billions of dollars in military assistance for both countries.
If international aggression is allowed to continue, Biden said, "conflict and chaos could spread in other parts of the world."
"Hamas and Putin represent different threats," Biden said. "But they share this in common. They both want to completely annihilate a neighboring democracy."
He said he would send an urgent funding request to Congress, which is expected to be roughly $100 billion over the next year. The proposal, which will be unveiled on Friday, includes money for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, humanitarian aid and border management.
"It's a smart investment that's going to pay dividends for American security for generations," Biden said.
Biden faces an array of steep challenges as he tries to secure the money. The House remains in chaos because the Republican majority has been unable to select a speaker to replace Rep. Kevin McCarthy, who was ousted more than two weeks ago.
In addition, conservative Republicans oppose sending more weapons to Ukraine as its battle against the Russian invasion approaches the two-year mark. Biden's previous request for funding, which included $24 billion to help with the next few months of fighting, was stripped out of budget legislation last month despite a personal plea from Zelenskyy.
The White House has warned that time is running out to prevent Ukraine, which recently struggled to make progress in a grueling counteroffensive, from losing ground to Russia because of dwindling supplies of weapons.
There will be resistance on the other side of the political spectrum when it comes to military assistance for Israel, which has been bombarding the Gaza Strip in response to the Hamas attack on Oct. 7.
Critics have accused Israel of indiscriminately killing civilians and committing war crimes by cutting off essential supplies like food, water and fuel.
Bipartisan support for Israel has already eroded in recent years as progressive Democrats have become more outspoken in their opposition to the country's decades-long occupation of Palestinian territory, which is widely viewed as illegal by the international community.
There are rumbles of disagreement within Biden's administration as well. Josh Paul, a State Department official who oversaw the congressional liaison office dealing with foreign arms sales, resigned over U.S. policy on weapons transfers to Israel.
While visiting Tel Aviv on Wednesday, Biden told Israel that "we will not let you ever be alone." However, he cautioned Israelis against being "consumed" by rage as he said the United States was after the Sept. 11 attacks of 2001.
Wartime decision-making, Biden said, "requires asking very hard questions" and "clarity about the objectives and an honest assessment about whether the path you are on will achieve those objectives."
Biden has delivered only one other such speech during his presidency, after Congress passed bipartisan budget legislation to avert a default on the country's debt.
As President Biden visited Israel this week to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the state continued its bombardment of the Gaza Strip with airstrikes Thursday, including in the south where authorities told Palestinians to take refuge, and the country's defense minister ordered ground troops to "be ready" to invade, though he didn't specify a time.
Gaza's overwhelmed hospitals tried to stretch out ebbing medical supplies and fuel for generators, as authorities worked out logistics for a delivery of aid from Egypt. Doctors in darkened wards across Gaza stitched wounds by the light of mobile phones and used vinegar to treat infected wounds.
The increased devastations and rising death toll comes prompted President Biden to issue a warning to Hamas allies, such as Iran, to not interfere in the conflict, citing the US's response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Meanwhile, an unclassified U.S. intelligence assessment delivered to Congress estimated casualties in an explosion at a Gaza City hospital on the "low end" of 100 to 300 deaths earlier this week. The death toll "still reflects a staggering loss of life," U.S. intelligence officials said in the findings, seen by The Associated Press. It said intelligence officials were still assessing the evidence and their casualty estimate may evolve.
President Joe Biden and other U.S. officials already have said that U.S. intelligence officials believed the explosion at al-Ahli hospital was not caused by an Israeli airstrike. Thursday's findings echoed that.
The Israeli military has relentlessly attacked Gaza in retaliation for the devastating Oct. 7 Hamas rampage in southern Israel. Even after Israel told Palestinians to evacuate the north of Gaza and flee south, strikes extended across the territory, heightening fears among the territory's 2.3 million people that nowhere was safe.
Palestinian militants fired rockets into Israel on Thursday from Gaza and Lebanon, and tensions flared in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
In a fiery speech to Israeli infantry soldiers on the Gaza border, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant urged the forces to "get organized, be ready" for an order to move in. Israel has massed tens of thousands of troops along the border.
"Whoever sees Gaza from afar now, will see it from the inside ... I promise you," he said. "It might take a week, a month, two months until we destroy them," he added, referring to Hamas.
Israel's consent for Egypt to let in food, water, and medicine provided the first possible opening in its seal of the territory. Many of Gaza's residents are down to one meal a day and drinking dirty water.
Egypt and Israel were still negotiating for the entry of fuel for hospitals. Israeli military spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said Hamas has stolen fuel from U.N. facilities and Israel wanted assurances this won't happen. The first aid trucks were expected to go in Friday, Egypt's state-owned Al-Qahera news reported.
