US Vice President Kamala Harris Will Join Biden-Netanyahu's Phone Call

US Vice President Kamala Harris/PHOTO via Instagram @vp

JAKARTA - United States (US) Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to join a phone call between President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Harris frequently joined previous phone calls between Biden and Netanyahu, including during their last conversation on August 21.

The call comes days after Harris argued the US had an influence on Israel's decision-making. But he also refrained from saying if he believed the US had a "close ally" in Netanyahu.

"The work we are doing diplomatically with Israeli leaders is an ongoing effort to clarify our principles, which include the need for humanitarian assistance, the need to end this war, the need for an agreement to release Israel. take hostage and create a ceasefire," Harris said in an interview with a 60 Minutes event on CBS reported by CNN, Wednesday, October 9.

"And we will not stop putting pressure on Israel and the region, including Arab leaders," he said.

Biden and Netanyahu are expected to discuss Israel's response to the Iranian missile strike on October 1, according to someone familiar with the plan.

The conversation will be the first known phone conversation between the two in 49 days, a shocking period of silence for two colleagues who spoke frequently in the weeks following the Hamas attack on October 7.