The White House's announcement Wednesday of a phone call between President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the first since August, omitted any discussion of what Israel would do to retaliate against Iran. I was doing it.
As reported by Breitbart News, the call lasted between 30 and 50 minutes and included Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The move comes as Israel prepares to respond to last week's Iranian ballistic missile attack, in which 200 missiles were launched, more than 10% of which breached Israel's missile defense system. did.
The statement condemns the missile attack but says nothing about what Israel will do to counter Iran.
The full text released by the White House is Continue:
President Biden met with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu this morning. Vice President Harris also participated in the conference call. The President affirmed his firm commitment to Israel's security. He unequivocally condemned Iran's ballistic missile attack on Israel on October 1st. Regarding Lebanon, the President emphasized the need for a diplomatic agreement to safely return Lebanese and Israeli civilians to their homelands on both sides of the Blue Line. The President affirmed Israel's right to protect its people from Hezbollah, which has fired thousands of missiles and rockets into Israel in the past year alone, while minimizing harm to civilians, especially in the densely populated areas of Beirut. He emphasized the need to curb this. On Gaza, the leaders discussed the urgent need to resume diplomacy to free hostages held by Hamas. The President also discussed the humanitarian situation in Gaza and the need to restore access to the north, including immediately activating the corridor from Jordan. The two countries agreed to maintain close contact in the coming days, both directly and through their national security teams.
Speculation grew on social media amid continued silence about possible plans to deal with Iran. Biden said last week that Israel should not attack Iran's nuclear or oil and gas facilities. Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Wednesday that Israel's response to Iran will be “strong, precise, and most of all, surprising.”
Prime Minister Netanyahu's office has not released a version of the phone call.
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