On Saturday, Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip rampaged through parts of southern Israel, killing hundreds of people in the deadliest Palestinian militant attack in Israel's history.
Israel's embassy in Washington said the death toll from the weekend Hamas attacks had surpassed 1,000.
U.S. officials say they do not have evidence Iran orchestrated the attacks, but point to Iran's longterm support for Hamas.
Biden called the Hamas attacks "an act of sheer evil" and said Washington was rushing additional military assistance to Israel, including ammunition and interceptors to replenish the Iron Dome aerial defense system.
Israeli soldiers went from house to house to take away the dead.
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