During an address on Thursday night, US President drew a direct link between Russia"s invasion of Ukraine and Hamas attack on Israel and called on Congress to help him defeat both threats.

Joe Biden appealed to Americans to think outside their own borders - and made the case for providing crucial aid to its allies abroad. He urged Congress to approve billions of dollars in funding for Israel following Hamas" surprise attack - and for Ukraine in its ongoing war with Russia.

Biden sought to strike a contrast with the isolationist views of some of his Republican rivals during his rare primetime address.

He also tried to convince skeptical Americans of the importance of sending aid to its allies abroad, a position that divides the public.

“Hamas and Putin represent different threats. But they share this in common: They both want to completely annihilate a neighboring democracy. We cannot and will not let terrorists like Hamas and tyrants like Putin win, I refuse to let that happen. We must, without equivocation, denounce antisemitism. We must also without equivocation, denounce Islamophobia”, - Biden said.