The president called Israel\'s attack, which flattened a residential city block, 'a measure of justice.'
Lebanese army soldiers gather over the rubble of a leveled building as people flight the flames, following Israeli air strikes in the Haret Hreik neighbourhood of Beirut's southern suburbs, on September 27, 2024.Lebanese army soldiers gather over the rubble of a leveled building as people flight the flames, following Israeli air strikes in the Haret Hreik neighbourhood of Beirut's southern suburbs, on September 27, 2024.
The United States fully supports Israel’s right to defend itself against Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis, and any other Iranian-supported terrorist groups. Just yesterday, I directed my secretary of defense to further enhance the defense posture of U.S. military forces in the Middle East region to deter aggression and reduce the risk of a broader regional war.
Biden statement on Nasrallah praises not just his killing but how it was done—calling Israel’s strike on an area full of civilians “a measure of justice.” Striking.: “Biden calls massive bombs in a densely-populated area that leveled six apartment buildings in Lebanon ‘a measure of justice.’ The torching of international law and the precedent that is being set should terrify us all.”