Biden said he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and said that his administration’s support for Israel’s security “is rock solid and unwavering.””I told him the United States stands with the people of Israel in the face of these terrorists assaults,” Biden said of his call with Netanyahu. “Israel has the right to defend itself and its people, full stop.”The US president also discouraged other parties hostile to Israel from exploiting these attacks.The conflict threatened to escalate to an even deadlier stage with Israel’s vows of greater retaliation.