Biden is set to speak with Netanyahu in the leaders' first conversation since August

President Joe Biden is set to speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Israel expands its ground incursion into Lebanon and considers how to respond to Iran’s recent ballistic missile attack. The leaders’ call later Wednesday is coming two days after the anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas on Israel that led to the war in Gaza that has spread into a wider regional conflict. It will be the first conversation between Biden and Netanyahu since Aug. 21. Israel has been discussing how to respond to the Iranian missile barrage from Oct. 1, which the United States helped to fend off.