President Biden on Wednesday spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reaffirm U.S. support for Israel after a night of bloodshed with civilians in Tel Aviv sheltering from Hamas rockets.
"I had a conversation with Bibi Netanyahu not so long ago. I’ll be putting out a statement very shortly on that," Biden told reporters at the White House.
"My expectation and hope is that this will be closing down sooner than later. But Israel has a right to defend itself against thousands of rockets flying into your territory."
Yes but what's the definition of defence? Iron Dome? Occasional air strikes but only on specific, defined targets? A full offensive to clean out the terrorists once and for all? Israel might prefer the third option, Biden might be thinking of the first. Need to clarify - "Israel can and should do everything necessary to end these attacks" would be a much clearer statement.
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