biden said the united states fully supports israel's self-defense, with the prime minister making the first statement
2024-09-29
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on september 28, local time, u.s. president biden issued a statement regarding the death of lebanese hezbollah leader nasrallah in an israeli air strike."the united states fully supports israel's right to defend itself against hezbollah, hamas, the houthis and any other armed group backed by iran," it said.
biden said he had directed the secretary of defense to further strengthen the defense posture of u.s. military forces in the middle east "to deter aggression and reduce the risk of broader war."
on the evening of september 28, local time, israeli prime minister netanyahu gave his first video speech after the lebanese hezbollah leader nasrallah was killed in an israeli air strike.
netanyahu said,"the elimination of nasrallah is crucial to ensuring the safe return of residents of northern israel and will help promote the release of israeli detainees in the gaza strip."
he emphasized that israel will not stop military operations. "in the days ahead, we will face major challenges and we will meet these challenges."
netanyahu also said, "there is no place in iran or the middle east that israel's 'long arm' cannot reach."
source: cctv news, global network, china news network
chief editor: han yitong
