As tensions continue to escalate in the Middle East, President Joe Biden affirmed his support for Israel on a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday, The Hill reported.

On the call, Biden said the U.S. was committed to Israel’s security against threats from Iran and the groups Iran supports — Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis, according to a White House readout of the call. Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democrat nominee for president, joined the call, the White House said.

On Wednesday, Netanyahu vowed Israel will strike “crushing blows” against the Iranian regime and its “axis of evil,” namely Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and the Houthis in Yemen.

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