"Biden admin officials are now saying they didn't think pouring millions of dollars into Hamas areas would fuel terrorism," she said in a subsequent post. "The lies keep piling up." She also told the Biden administration to stop all aid to the Palestinian Authority and the "Iran-backed terrorist group Hamas." In a statement, Trump also described the Hamas attacks as a disgrace and said that Israel has "every right to defend itself." "Sadly, American taxpayer dollars helped fund these attacks, which many reports are saying came from the Biden administration," the former president said. Reports indicated that Hamas fighters have killed more than 800 Israelis in assaults on multiple towns in southern Israel. In response, Israel has launched a bombing campaign in the Gaza Strip, killing more than 500 Palestinians. It has mobilized troops along the Gaza border, apparently in preparation for a ground attack. On Monday, it announced a "total blockade" of the Gaza Strip, stopping the supply of food, fuel and other essential commodities to the already besieged enclave in an act that under international law amounts to a war crime. Austria and Germany already confirmed they would be suspending aid to Palestinians in response to Hamas' attack. The European Union foreign minister is set to have an emergency meeting in Brussels to discuss future development assistance. "E.U. funding supports most essential services for the Palestinian population and contributes direct financing also to the Palestinian Authority," an E.U. Commission spokesperson told reporters on Monday. Meanwhile, the White House National Security Council (NSC) dismissed suggestions that the $6 billion in frozen Iranian money which had been freed up in exchange for the release of five American detainees was used by Iran, which supports Hamas, to help plot the attacks that broke out on Saturday. The NSC denied it was taxpayers' money and also said that it hasn't been accessed by Iran. (Related: WSJ: Iran helped Hamas plan its surprise attack on Israel, shortly after Biden handed them $6 billion.) "Not a single cent from these funds has been spent, and when it is spent, it can only be spent on things like food and medicine for the Iranian people," Adrienne Watson, a spokeswoman for the NSC, said in a statement on Saturday. "These funds have absolutely nothing to do with the horrific attacks today, and this is not the time to spread disinformation."President Trump cut U.S. aid to Palestine.
President Biden reversed this decision and sent hundreds of millions of dollars to Palestine. — Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) October 7, 2023
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