Phone call between Benyamin Netanyahu and Joe Biden. The announcement was made by the Israeli prime minister’s office after contact with the US president was anticipated by the White House national security adviser, Jake Sullivan. This is the first contact between the two since the Israeli Defense Forces “expanded” the operation in Gaza on Friday, with the entry of ground troops.
Meanwhile, the Biden administration is preparing for the possibility of the war between Israel and Hamas expanding into the Middle East, focusing in particular on ensuring that US forces in the region have adequate protection. This is what Axios reports, citing US and Israeli sources. “The alarming prospect of a regional escalation, fueled by a series of skirmishes in addition to the fighting in Gaza, looms large in many internal and external conversations among senior White House officials,” Axios writes. According to a senior Israeli official cited by the newspaper, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant discussed the matter in a phone call on Friday, hours after the Israeli army expanded operations in Gaza. Also according to Axios, Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman is expected to visit Washington on Monday, October 29, for talks with senior officials from the Biden administration, a visit that was already scheduled before the Hamas attack. on October 7, in southern Saudi Arabia, Israel.
Source: IL Tempo
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