Netanyahu speaks by phone to Biden and Harris

Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his advisers hold a phone call with US President Joe Biden on October 9, 2024. (Prime Minister's Office)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his advisers hold a phone call with US President Joe Biden on October 9, 2024. (Prime Minister's Office)

US President Joe Biden is speaking now with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by phone, the Prime Minister’s Office tells The Times of Israel.

Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate for president, also joins the call.

The conversation comes as Israel prepares a response to Iran’s missile attack last week.

Netanyahu and Biden last spoke on August 21, according to a White House statement.

Netanyahu is joined by diplomatic adviser Ophir Falk, Military Secretary Roman Gofman, Chief of Staff Tzachi Braverman, and deputy head of National Security Council Gil Reich, among other advisers.

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