MIKE Pence has claimed that President Joe Biden caused further deaths after he “invited violence” by showing weakness amid the current unrest in Israel. 

Pence issued a stark warning to Biden on Monday that “Israelis are paying the price in blood” after he created “a power vacuum” in the Middle East. 

Pence claimed that the Trump administration had maintained peace with a “strong and unwavering commitment to the state of Israel" in an op-ed for the National Review.

“But now Israel is enduring the worst outbreak of violence in at least seven years — a direct result of the weakness shown by the Biden administration from its first day in office,” he wrote.

“Many Americans witnessing the recent bloodshed in Israel are perplexed by how quickly violence erupted after years of calm,” Pence continued in a scathing review of the current administration. 

“The answer is that President Biden and congressional Democrats have abandoned unambiguous support for our ally Israel, emboldened our enemies, and turned their back on the policy that yielded historic peace deals in the Middle East.”

Pence cited the actions taken by the Trump administration that strengthened the US relationship with Israel. 

It included withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal and controversially moving the American embassy to Jerusalem. 

“Every step of the way, Democrats and self-proclaimed foreign-policy ‘experts’ derided our administration’s approach and issued dire warnings that blood would soon flow in the streets of Israeli cities,” Pence said. 

“As usual, they were wrong.”

Instead, Pence claimed that the US had brokered the “most significant breakthrough for peace in decades.”

“These groundbreaking peace accords happened not in spite of America’s support for Israel, but because of it,” he wrote. 

“Other nations knew where America stood with absolute certainty. They knew America would respond forcefully if our citizens or allies were threatened."

He claimed that Biden has now “sent the world a profoundly different message” and “invited violence through weakness.”

Pence accused Biden of emboldening Hamas by restoring aid to Palestinians and announcing his intention to rejoin the Iran nuclear deal.

“There is no moral equivalency between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas,” he claimed. 

“President Biden and every American leader should uphold Israel’s right to self-defense and condemn the terrorists of Hamas — as well as their supporters and apologists — in the strongest possible terms.”

Pence also accused Biden of having “learned nothing from the tragic foreign-policy blunders made during his time as vice president.”

“Biden is repeating those grave errors by creating a power vacuum of his own,” he slammed. 

“He has replaced strength with weakness, moral clarity with confusion, and loyalty with betrayal. Biden’s void, too, is being filled by America’s enemies — and Israelis are paying the price in blood.

“Americans should pray for the peace of Jerusalem and stand without apology for our most cherished ally, Israel, until the violence is quelled and Israel’s security is restored,” Pence concluded. 

Pence’s comment came as Biden announced on Monday evening that he supported a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas during a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. 

Biden spoke to Netanyahu after the violence intensified over the weekend with 42 people killed by an Israeli airstrike on Sunday. 

"The President reiterated his firm support for Israel’s right to defend itself against indiscriminate rocket attacks," a statement from the White House said.

"The President welcomed efforts to address intercommunal violence and to bring calm to Jerusalem."

Biden also encouraged Netanyahu to make moves to "ensure the protection of innocent civilians," the statement said.

The two discussed engaging Egypt and other allies in an attempt to curb additional violence.

The deadly conflict between Israel and Hamas entered its second week on Monday.

According to officials, 212 Palestinians have reportedly been killed in Gaza, including at least 61 children, while over 1,400 have been injured.

In Israel, ten people – including a five-year-old boy – have died and hundreds have been injured by rockets fired from the Gaza strip.

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