US convenes G7 meeting over Iran’s attack on Israel

 “I’ve just spoken
with Prime Minister Netanyahu to reaffirm America’s ironclad commitment to the
security of Israel,” the US president said.

“I told him that Israel demonstrated a remarkable capacity
to defend against and defeat even unprecedented attacks — sending a clear
message to its foes that they cannot effectively threaten the security of
Israel.

“Tomorrow, I will convene my fellow G7 leaders to coordinate
a united diplomatic response to Iran’s brazen attack. My team will engage with
their counterparts across the region.

 “And we will stay in
close touch with Israel’s leaders. And while we have not seen attacks on our
forces or facilities today, we will remain vigilant to all threats and will not
hesitate to take all necessary action to protect our people.”

While condemning Iran’s attack, Biden said Israel was able
to defend itself with the help of the US.

“At my direction, to support the defense of Israel, the U.S.
military moved aircraft and ballistic missile defense destroyers to the region
over the course of the past week,” he said.

“Thanks to these deployments and the extraordinary skill of
our service members, we helped Israel take down nearly all of the incoming
drones and missiles.”