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Biden says spoke to Netanyahu, hopes violence ending ‘sooner than later’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUS President Joe Biden sayst Israel has a right to defend itself, but after speaking with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he hopes violent clashes with Palestinians will end soon.
“I had a conversation with Bibi Netanyahu not too long ago,” Biden told reporters. “My expectation and hope is that this will be closing down sooner than later, but Israel has a right to defend itself when you have thousands of rockets flying into your territory.”
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