Joe Biden Blasted for ‘Hosting Barbecue’ While Israel Attacked

A number of right-wing figures have criticized President Joe Biden for hosting a barbecue at the White House at the weekend amid the heavy fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas militants.

Republican Missouri Senator Josh Hawley was one of those to condemn Biden for holding the event for White House staff and their families on Sunday, which including a live band, one day after Hamas launched it surprise incursion in what became the deadliest day of fighting in the Israel-Palestine conflict for decades.

At least 700 people have been killed in Israel, and a further 400 in Gaza, since the incursion by Hamas according to the Associated Press. Israel has officially declared war against the Islamist organization, which has been designated as a terrorist group by the U.S. and the European Union.

Hamas is alleged to have captured Israeli hostages, including elderly people and children. Israel and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken also reported that American citizens may have been taken hostage. The reports haven’t yet been confirmed.

via www.newsweek.com