According to the Associated Press, President Joe Biden left the White House for Israel this week as tensions in the Middle East hit their highest point in decades. 

Biden arrived in Israel on Wednesday, 11 days after the Iranian-backed terror group Hamas launched an attack that killed an estimated 1,400 people and resulted in roughly 200 others being taken as hostages.

Biden compares Hamas attack to 9/11

"I come to Israel with a single message: You’re not alone. As long as the United States stands -- and we will stand forever -- we will not let you ever be alone," Biden said.

I have come to Israel with a simple message:

You are not alone.

As long as the United States stands – and we will stand forever – you will not be alone.

— President Biden (@POTUS) October 18, 2023

The news service noted that Biden at one point compared the carnage to what happened in the United States on September 11, 2001.

"I understand. Many Americans understand," the president declared. "You can’t look at what has happened here ... and not scream out for justice."

"But I caution this: While you feel that rage, don’t be consumed by it. After 9/11, we were enraged in the United States. And while we sought justice and got justice, we also made mistakes," Biden stressed.

President scheduled to stop in Jordan

I’m traveling to Israel tomorrow to stand in solidarity in the face of Hamas’s brutal terrorist attack and to consult on next steps.

I'll then travel to Jordan to meet with leaders and address dire humanitarian needs—and make clear that Hamas does not stand for Palestinians'… pic.twitter.com/tKzflvK73T

— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) October 17, 2023

The Associated Press reported that the president's Israeli trip had been announced two days earlier by Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

BREAKING: President Joe Biden will travel to Israel on Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced, as fears increase about the war with Hamas expanding into a larger conflict. https://t.co/aeQ4mvYGsw

— The Associated Press (@AP) October 17, 2023

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators swarm Capitol Hill

Wednesday also saw pro-Palestinian demonstrators swarm Capitol Hill, with footage of the incident being recording by Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.

There’s an insurrection happening now on Capitol Hill https://t.co/hBMIcv3pqW

— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) October 18, 2023

Greene referred to the illegal gathering as "an insurrection" and asked if those involved will be treated the same way as January 6 defendants were.