At the end of the cabinet meeting which included US President Joe Biden, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant stated that, "I emphasized to President Biden that is a war without choice, for the future of the State of Israel in the Middle East. It will be a long and difficult war in which we will need US support for Israel throughout the entire campaign.


"In our conversation, I told President Biden that Israel stands at the forefront of the free world, and fights against those who want to destroy the values ​​of freedom and democracy," Gallant said. "Israel's victory in the war is essential for us and for the United States."