US President Joe Biden to speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "soon&rdquo ; against the background of the escalation of tensions in the Middle East after the assassination of the leader of "Hezbollah" Hassan Nasrallah, reports the American news channel CNN, quoted by Focus.
"Yes, I will talk to him,”, Biden assured Sunday as he headed to the White House from Dover Air Force Base. He added that "we really need to avoid” all-out war in the Middle East, stating: "We have already taken precautions regarding our embassies and personnel who want to leave, but we have not yet resolved this issue. But we are working as much as we can with the French and many others.
Before Nasrallah's assassination, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a proposed cease-fire brokered by the US and France that would have included a 21-day pause in fighting on the Israeli-Lebanese border.
Israel notified the US that it was starting its main operation in Beirut only after it was already underway – to the dismay of some American officials.