Brief by Short91 Newsdesk / 07:41am on 27 Oct 2023,Friday International
The White House played down speculation that President Biden linked Hamas' October 7 attack on Israel to plans for an India-Middle East-Europe economic corridor. Biden was quoted saying Hamas may have attacked due to "progress towards regional integration for Israel." But spokesperson John Kirby said Biden was misunderstood - he meant normalization efforts between Israel and Saudi Arabia for a two-state solution may have motivated the attack. Biden did not specifically mention the economic corridor announced at the G20 Summit. The White House clarified Biden's stance was unrelated to the regional integration plans.
