The White House vowed on Saturday that U.S. support for Israel’s security is “ironclad,” supporting the Jewish state and “supporting their defense,” after Iran launched a drone attack on the country Saturday afternoon. He promised to support.
Iran launches drone from its territory towards israel It came days after the supreme leader warned of a counterattack late Saturday on an airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Syria that killed several generals.
“Iran has launched an airborne attack against Israel,” White House National Security Council Press Secretary Adrian Watson said in a statement Saturday. “President Biden has been regularly briefed by his national security team and is scheduled to meet with them at the White House this afternoon.”
The White House said the president’s team is “in constant communication with Israeli officials and other partners and allies.”
“This attack is likely to unfold over several hours,” Watson said.
“President Biden is clear: Our support for Israel’s security is unwavering,” Watson continued. “The United States stands with the Israeli people and helps defend Israel against the Iranian threat,” he said.
FILE – President Joe Biden is greeted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after arriving at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Oct. 18, 2023. Nearly half of Democrats disapprove of Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The war could complicate Mr. Biden’s re-election efforts as he seeks to balance factions within his party with very different views on the conflict. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The president is scheduled to meet with national security officials in the White House Situation Room on Saturday evening to discuss the situation in the Middle East. Officials include Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Charles Q. Brown, CIA Director Bill Burns, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. is likely to be included.
The president was briefed by his national security team earlier in the day.
Early Saturday morning, Israeli Prime Minister Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Israel said it had been “preparing for a possible direct attack from Iran” for several weeks.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel’s “air defenses are in place and ready for any scenario, both offensive and defensive.”
“I have established clear principles: whoever harms us, we will harm him. We will protect ourselves from all threats and will do so with calmness and determination.”
Israel has not claimed responsibility for the attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus.
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