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biden will meet with netanyahu: avoid a full-scale war in the middle east

2024-09-30

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according to reports from the associated press, cnn and other media, u.s. president biden said on september 29, local time, that he would talk to israeli prime minister netanyahu soon. biden also said that an all-out war in the middle east "really has to be avoided." cnn mentioned that before biden made the above remarks, lebanese hezbollah leader nasrallah was killed in an israeli air strike, and tensions in the middle east intensified.

earlier news showed that biden has repeatedly expressed dissatisfaction with netanyahu.

"yes, i will talk to him." cnn said biden said when heading to the white house from dover air force base on the 29th. the times of israel, which also followed the news, stated that this will be the first phone call between biden and netanyahu since the israeli air strike killed nasrallah.

in addition, according to the associated press, biden told reporters when boarding the plane that day that a full-scale war must be avoided in the middle east. "it has to be done," biden said. "we really have to avoid this."

the associated press mentioned that biden made the above statement as israel launched an air strike on lebanon on the 29th, killing dozens of people.

regarding the already divergent relationship between biden and netanyahu, cnn commented that the new round of palestinian-israeli conflict has lasted for nearly a year, and biden’s influence on netanyahu’s decision-making currently seems to be at an all-time low. point.

after the lebanese hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah was assassinated by israel on the evening of the 27th, the direction of the situation in the middle east has attracted the attention of all parties. on the evening of september 28, israeli prime minister netanyahu made his first statement on the assassination of nasrallah, hailing the country's victory and saying that israel "is at a historic turning point in its fight against its enemies."

the british broadcasting corporation (bbc) stated that the world's eyes are paying attention to iran's response, and iran's choice will determine the direction of the situation in the middle east. qatar's al jazeera quoted analysts as saying that although iran has vowed to respond, the country will also strive to maintain a delicate balance in the situation to prevent the united states from being involved. according to a report by the associated press on the 29th, after the assassination of nasrallah, israel will continue to attack hezbollah and has deployed troops near the lebanese border.