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Biden tells Netanyahu Israel proved itself to its foes with defensive showcase
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUS President Joe Biden says the US helped Israel take out almost all drones and missiles fired at it in a “unprecedented attack” against Israel, using defenses and planes moved to the region over the past week.
“Israel demonstrated a remarkable capacity to defend against and defeat even unprecedented attacks – sending a clear message to its foes that they cannot effectively threaten the security of Israel,” Biden’s office says in a statement describing his call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Biden says he and other Western leaders will “coordinate a united diplomatic response” to Iran’s attack, indicating that a military response is not currently on the table.
The statement says the attack on Israel was only on military facilities.
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