Biden Says Israel Hasn’t Overreacted to Gaza Rocket Attacks

  • President spoke to Netanyahu Wednesday about violence
  • Palestinian death toll rises to 87, seven killed in Israel
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President Joe Biden defended the Israeli government’s response to Palestinian rocket attacks, saying Thursday he has not seen a “significant overreaction” to the deadly barrages.

“The question is how we get to a point where -- they get to a point where there is a significant reduction in the attacks, particularly the rocket attacks that are indiscriminately fired into population centers,” Biden told reporters at the White House.