In a speech in Israel, President Joe Biden urged Israelis not to repeat the mistakes the United States made following the 9/11 attacks in Israels own response to the Hamas attacks that have reportedly left at least 1,400 Israelis dead since Oct. 7.

I caution this, that while you feel that rage, dont be consumed by it, Biden said in public remarks in Tel Aviv. After 9/11, we were enraged in the United States. While we sought justice and got justice, we also made mistakes.

This warning comes after weeks of analogies comparing the deadliest single-day attacks on both the United States and Israel, with Israels ambassador to the U.S., Michael Herzog, calling the Hamas attack our 9/11 .

The implication of this analogy is that the U.S. was both just and right in its response to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and was thus granted wide latitude and international support in its response and, therefore, that Israel deserves the same for its unprecedented bombing campaign in the Gaza Strip, which has a population of over 2 million.

So far, Israels military operations have reportedly killed more than 3,000 people in Gaza . Israel also cut off electricity and water to Gaza, although the Israeli government later claimed to have restored water access to southern areas of Gaza. Routes for humanitarian assistance from Egypt had been blocked and bombed by Israel . And on Oct. 13, Israel ordered the evacuation of more than 1 million Palestinians from northern Gaza ahead of a possible ground invasion.

Bidens warning about overreaching in response to a traumatic event may be his most explicit call for Israeli restraint in its war on Gaza. It comes, however, as his administration has squashed public communications that mention de-escalation, ceasefire, end to violence/bloodshed and restoring calm, according to a HuffPost report . The president has also struck an unflinching pro-Israel stance, moving a carrier strike group off the coast of Israel and promising billions in military aid.