U.S. President Joe Biden on October 5, 2024, in Washington. (Credit: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images/AFP)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Joe Biden began a phone discussion on Wednesday, according to a statement from Netanyahu's office released late in the afternoon in Jerusalem.
The statement indicates that Netanyahu is "currently discussing with U.S. President Joe Biden," and it was accompanied by a photo showing the Prime Minister sitting around a table with several advisors.

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