US President Joe Biden has accepted an invitation from Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to visit Israel and intends to make the trip in the coming months, Bennett's office said in a statement on Sunday.
According to a readout provided by the White House, the two discussed "shared regional and global security challenges, including the threat posed by Iran and its proxies."
The statement further read: "The two leaders emphasized the strong personal bond they have developed since the Prime Minister's visit to Washington last summer. This personal relationship has animated the work of our diplomatic and national security teams, enabling both countries to arrive at common positions on difficult matters."
The White House stressed that the president "affirmed his unwavering support for Israel and its defense needs, and welcomed the historic $1 billion allocation to replenish Israel's Iron Dome system" and that the he "accepted an invitation to visit Israel in the coming months."
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The two leaders spoke on Sunday and Bennett briefed Biden on efforts "to stop the violence and incitement in Jerusalem", the statement said, in reference to Israeli-Palestinian clashes at the site of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the holy city.
Clashes on Temple Mount in recent weeks have raised the concern of a repeat of last year's flare-up between Israel and the Hamas Islamists ruling Gaza.
According to the statement, Biden accepted Bennett's invitation to come to Israel "and informed him that he intends to visit ... in the coming months."
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