Biden says he will talk to Netanyahu as Israel pummels Sunni terror targets in Beirut

President Biden said connected Sunday that helium intended to speech to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu imminently, soon earlier the Israel-Hamas warfare intensified successful Lebanon.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched an airstrike connected the Lebanese superior of Beirut connected Sunday evening, marking the archetypal clip the Israeli subject implemented an airstrike connected the cardinal portion of the metropolis amid the yearlong Israel-Hamas war.

Speaking from Dover Air Force Base earlier that afternoon, Biden confirmed to reporters that helium planned to talk with Netanyahu. The speech took spot hours earlier the airstrike began.

"Yes, I volition beryllium talking to him," the Democrat said. "And I'll archer you what I accidental to him erstwhile I speech to him."

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President Biden said helium intended to talk to Netanyahu arsenic Israel's attacks against Hezbollah intensified connected Sunday. (Getty Images | Associated Press)

When asked astir avoiding an "all-out war" successful the Middle East, Biden said the U.S. has "to debar it."

"We truly person to debar it," Biden said. "We person already taken precautions comparative to our embassies and unit who privation to leave."

"And, but, we're not determination yet, but we're moving similar hellhole with the French and galore others to debar [more] war."

The Associated Press archetypal reported the airstrike connected Sunday evening, citing witnesses successful central Beirut. The airstrike came the aforesaid play that the IDF systematically targeted Hezbollah, a Lebanese violent radical that supports Hamas.

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A antheral walks connected rubble astatine the tract of an Israeli airstrike successful Beirut's confederate suburbs, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

The IDF had lone targeted southbound Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold, earlier Sunday's strikes. Dozens of radical successful Lebanon were killed by the IDF implicit the weekend, including Hezbollah person Hassan Nasrallah.

A antheral stands connected the rubble of buildings adjacent the tract of the assassination of Hezbollah person Hassan Nasrallah successful Beirut's confederate suburbs, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

The Israeli subject besides confirmed that Nabil Kaouk, the lawman caput of Hezbollah’s Central Council, was eliminated by IDF forces.

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The Associated Press contributed to this report.