Biden Tells Bibi That Israel Has Right to Defend Itself

President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday in order to affirm the United States’ support for Israel, as the country is going through mass rocket attacks from Hamas in the Gaza strip.

Biden told reporters at the White House that “I had a conversation with Bibi Netanyahu not so long ago. I’ll be putting out a statement very shortly on that. My expectation and hope is that this will be closing down sooner than later. But Israel has a right to defend itself against thousands of...