Axios: Biden described the October 7 attack as an event that will change the world. This came a day after the attack launched by the Palestinian resistance led by the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas.

Biden's initial reaction to the attack was recorded in the text of the 5-hour interviews he conducted with private investigator Robert Hoare on October 8 and 9 last year. At the time, Hoare was investigating Biden's handling of classified documents in his capacity as Vice President.