Joe Biden held a barbecue for his staff at the White House while at least four Americans were confirmed dead in the surprise attack by Hamas on Israel Saturday and Palestinian sympathizers protested at the president’s gates.
A pool reporter overheard a band playing from the White House lawn while pro-Palestine protesters picketed outside the gates, chanting ‘Free Palestine’ and demanding the US cut aid to Israel.
The reporter questioned why they could hear the band, and a spokesperson replied: ‘The President and First Lady are hosting a BBQ for White House Executive Residence staff and their families.
Biden has made no public statement on the attack Saturday other than confirmation of a phone call between himself and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu – and news of the barbecue triggered outrage online.
‘At least FOUR Americans are presumed dead in Israel and Joe Biden is too busy having a BBQ party at the White House to care,’ podcaster Joey Mannarino raged online. ‘That guy is truly sick.’
Abigail Jackson, a spokesperson for Senator Josh Hawley, wrote: ‘Biden is literally at a BBQ with a live band rn he’s not closely monitoring anything except maybe the chicken on his plate.’
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Steve Guest noted the National Security Council had said the president was ‘monitoring the situation closely’ while at the same time having a barbecue.
It comes as Israeli ambassador to the United States Michael Herzog confirmed earlier reporting that multiple Americans are missing after the Hamas attack.
Later Sunday, at least four Americans were confirmed dead.
Hamas is believed to be holding more than 100 hostages while the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are reporting more than 700 Israeli’s dead with 2,150 injured.
The terrorists gunned down as many revelers as possible and horrifying photos emerged of bodies piled up in a tent at the Supernova music festival near Kibbutz Re’im, close to the Gaza Strip.
Authorities believe 260 people were massacred at the event at which between 3-4,000 people were in attendance.
The full horror of what unfolded at the dance festival became clear as drone footage from above allowed for a birds eye view of the site.
DailyMail.com has heard multiple stories of Americans feared missing amid the attack.
An American man sent a chilling text message to his parents while he attended a desert party in Israel – moments before Hamas terrorists launched their brutal surprise attack.
Hersh Golberg-Polin, 23, texted his mother and father ‘I love you, I’m sorry’ at 8.11am on Saturday – as callous Palestinian militants declared war on Israel, took dozens of people as hostage and killed hundreds during the Jewish high holiday.
Born in Berkeley, California, Hersh and his family moved to Jerusalem when he was just seven-years-old.
His family have no idea where he is – and they are now fearing for his life, after he spent the evening at the desert rave near the Gaza Strip that was infiltrated and ambushed by Palestinian terrorists.
Militant Hamas carried out the unprecedented, multi-front attack on Israel at daybreak Saturday, firing thousands of rockets as dozens of fighters bombarded the heavily fortified border in several locations.
Jonathan Polin, Hersh’s father, told the Jerusalem Post: ‘We just want him home and safe. We love you. Come home to us.’
The 23-year-old was celebrating the end of his army service. Until April, he had been a tank driver in the 7th Armored Brigade and trained to become a medic.
His father, Jonathan, and mother, Rachel, said their son had been working as a waiter and was saving up money to fund a trip to India, which was his lifelong dream.
The worried parents last saw their son at 11pm the night before the attacks started.
He had attended Simhat Torah holiday services with them at their local Jerusalem synagogue – before having dinner with them to celebrate the religious event.
His father Jonathan, from Chicago, Illinois, said: ‘He had a backpack and left at around 11 to join his friend.’
Golberg-Polin had attended an all-night ‘nature party’ near Kibbutz Re’im – not far from the Gaza Strip. The young man loves music festivals and soccer, his dad said.
Clips showed partygoers fleeing for their lives once they realized the event was under attack by the terrorists. Many were captured and taken as hostages into Gaza.
