(CNN) Betsy Klein - President Joe Biden arrived in Israel Wednesday in a forceful public show of support since the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas that left 1,400 Israelis and dozens of Americans dead. Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, "Americans are grieving with you." Biden said it was important he "personally come." "I wanted the people of Israel - the people of the world - to know where the United States stands....The world is looking. Israel has a value set like the United States does, and other democracies. And they're looking to see what we're going to do." Netanyahu called Biden's presence "deeply moving" and thanked Biden for the "unequivocal support" and "unprecedented" cooperation between the two nations. "From the moment Israel was attacked, you've rightly drawn a clear line between the forces of civilization and the forces of barbarism." The trip comes after a horrifying blast at Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza City. Biden said, "Based on what I've seen, it appears as though it was done by the other team, not you."
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