It's been more than 72 hours since the quote second phase of Israel's war in Gaza began,

and the ground offensive is intensifying.

Thousands of people in Gaza are dead.

On Tuesday, Israel claimed responsibility for an attack that killed and injured hundreds

of people in a Gaza refugee camp.

Israel says it was targeting a senior Hamas commander.

Around the world, scores of people have been protesting the war.

But all this time, there's been one ally offering unwavering support to Israel, the US government.

Missy Ryan covers national security for the post.

And recently, she was thinking about one telling moment in the wake of the Hamas attacks.

Biden came out in the days following the Hamas attacks and made this very unusual, oval

office address only the second time during his presidency that he's done this evening

address from the oval office.

Good evening, my fellow Americans, we're facing an inflection-pointed history.

One of those moments where the decisions we make today are going to determine the future

for decades to come.

He basically made the case for continued strong US support, not only for Israel as it responded

to these attacks, but also for Ukraine as it confronts continued conflict with Russia.

You know, the assault on Israel echoes nearly 20 months of war, tragedy, and brutality inflicted

on the people of Ukraine.

Missy has been tracking the Biden administration's direct support to Israel since the mass

occurring kidnapping of Israelis by Hamas.

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