Watch Joe Biden's Oval Office speech on Thursday, October 19, a speech as the war between Israel and Hamas continues.
The US president said he was asking Congress to approve an "urgent budget request," including basic defense aid to Ukraine and Israel, and to cast the two countries' respective wars against Hamas and Russia as part of the fight against enemies of democracy who will be emboldened if the US withdraws support.
Mr Biden's speech came less than a day after he visited Tel Aviv to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his war cabinet 10 days after Hamas terror attacks left more than 1,000 Israelis dead and hundreds of hostages taken by the militant group. .
Mr. Biden rarely used the Oval Office for speeches during his tenure as president.
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