Amid the threat of a possible Iranian attack on Israel following Hamas top leader Ismail Haniyeh’s assassination in Tehran, on Thursday United States President Joe Biden spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, ensuring his commitment to Israel’s security against all threats from Iran, said the White House.
Vice President and Democratic Presidential nominee Kamala Harris also joined the call to assure Netanyahu of support, according to the media reports. ‘The president ensured his commitment to Israel’s security against all threats from Iran, including its proxy terrorist groups Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis’, said a readout of the call.
‘The president discussed efforts in order to support Israel’s defence against threats, including against ballistic missiles and drones, to include new defensive US military deployments’, it said.
The White House said, ‘Together with this commitment to Israel’s defence, the president talked about the importance of ongoing efforts to de-escalate broader tensions in the region. Vice President Kamala Harris also joined the call’.
Ismail Haniyeh and one of his bodyguards were eliminated after their residence was targeted in Tehran, according to the media reports.
The statement read, ‘With condolences to the heroic nation of Palestine and the Islamic nation and the combatants of the Resistance Front and the noble nation of Iran, this morning (Wednesday) the residence of Mr. Dr. Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the political office of the Islamic Resistance of Hamas, was hit in Tehran, and following this incident, he and one of his bodyguards were martyred’.
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