Israel-Hamas war live updates: Biden to ask Congress for ‘urgent budget request’ to support Israel and Ukraine

 Israel-Hamas war live updates: Biden to ask Congress for ‘urgent budget request’ to support Israel and Ukraine

President Joe Biden addressed the nation Thursday night following a trip to Tel Aviv as the Israel-Hamas conflict drags into its second week.

Biden said he’ll be sending Congress an “urgent budget request to fund America’s national security needs to support our critical partners, including Israel and Ukraine.“

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Israel’s conflict with Palestinian militant group Hamas will not be a short-term engagement.

Standing alongside British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as the Israel-Hamas conflict enters its 13th day, Netanyahu said, “This is a long war, and we’ll need your continuous support.”

Meanwhile, Palestinian militant group Hamas said an Israeli airstrike in the north of Gaza City killed the head of its Hamas-led security forces. CNBC was not able to independently verify the report.

Biden and Egyptian President Abdel Fatah el-Sissi reached an agreement to allow humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, according to Egypt’s readout of the leaders’ phone call — lending hope to the civilians of the besieged enclosure.

The U.S. Department of State also issued a worldwide caution advisory, asking U.S. citizens overseas to exercise increased caution due to increased tensions in various locations around the world.

‘We can’t ignore the humanity of innocent Palestinians:’ Biden addresses Israel-Hamas war as fighting rages

KHAN YUNIS, GAZA - OCTOBER 19: A woman cries as she bids farewell to the bodies of Palestinians killed during Israeli airstrikes on October 19, 2023 in Khan Yunis, Gaza. Gazans are evacuating to the south as advised by the Israeli government, ahead of an expected Israeli ground offensive. Israel has sealed off Gaza, leaving the entire population without fuel, water or aid, and launched sustained retaliatory air strikes, which have killed more than 2,000 people and some 400,000 displaced, after a large-scale

A woman cries as she bids farewell to the bodies of Palestinians killed during Israeli airstrikes on October 19, 2023 in Khan Yunis, Gaza.

“When I was in Israel yesterday, I said that when America experienced the hell of 9/11, we felt enraged as well,” Biden said. “While we sought and got justice, we made mistakes. So, I cautioned the government of Israel not to be blinded by rage.”

Biden also said that “Hamas does not represent the Palestinian people.”

“The U.S. remains committed to the Palestinian people’s right to dignity and to self-determination,” President Biden says. “The actions of Hamas terrorists don’t take that right away ... We can’t ignore the humanity of innocent Palestinians who only want to live in peace.”