Republicans blast Biden for releasing $6 billion in frozen Iran funds ahead of Hamas attack on Israel
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Republicans are tying a move by the Biden administration to release $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds to a massive terror attack on Israel by Iran-backed Hamas militants.
Blackburn spoke after Hamas terrorists invaded areas of southern Israel. Thousands of rockets were fired into Israel and dozens of fighters infiltrated through the border. Local Israeli media reported that at least 100 people have been killed in the assault. Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Israel was "at war" and promised that the attackers would pay "an unprecedented price." The White House said that President Biden was briefed "on the appalling Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel."