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Israeli soldiers battled Hamas fighters in the streets of southern Israel on Sunday and launched retaliation strikes that leveled buildings in Gaza, while in northern Israel a brief exchange of strikes with Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group raised fears of a broader conflict._ --- Oct 18, 2023 7:51 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah Agree to a Ceasefire to End Nearly 14 Months of Fighting](/video/ubYj1rjb/) ### Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah Agree to a Ceasefire to End Nearly 14 Months of Fighting [Countries Around the World Commemorate the Anniversary of Hamas Attack on Israel](/video/BNO2chhg/) ### Countries Around the World Commemorate the Anniversary of Hamas Attack on Israel [A Breakdown of the Heavy Exchange of Fire Between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah](/video/Fz0bTfr9/) ### A Breakdown of the Heavy Exchange of Fire Between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah --- ## Transcript In this moment of tragedy, I want to say to them into the world and the terrorists everywhere that the United States stands with Israel. We will not ever fail to have their back and make sure that they have the help their Citizens need, and they can continue to defend themselves. The scenes that we stayed at his right over the past thirty-six hours. I'll truly horrifying. I want to express my absolute solidarity for the people of Israel. Now, is not the time for equivocation and unequivocal Tomas, and the people who support a mass of 30 responsible for this appalling Act of Terror for the murder of civilians, enter the kidnapping, an innocent people including children with prime minister Netanyahu to assure him of the UK steadfast support as Israel. Defend itself against the polling attacks, we will do everything that we can to help terrorism will not prevail. Where in Bossier are announcing that they show the same evil where we're asking. It seemed Hilo, the only difference is that the terrorist organization that attacked Israel? And here is a terrorist that in your brain. The deaths of Despair are different. 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