US President Joe Biden condemned the Palestinian militant group Hamas for raping Israeli women and parading them as ‘trophies’.
Biden called Hamas’ surprise attack on the Gaza Strip area that has prompted a four-day all-out war ‘an act of sheer evil’.
The president ripped Hamas for existing with the sole purpose ‘to kill Jews’.
‘Parents butchered trying to protect their children,’ said Biden from the White House on Tuesday afternoon.
‘Entire families slain. Young people massacred attending a musical festival celebrating peace.
‘Women raped, assaulted, paraded as trophies.’
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