US President Joe Biden assured that the US armed forces had a hand in shooting down “almost all” of the drones and missiles that were launched from Saturday night to Sunday by Iran against Israel.

Biden added that he reaffirmed the US’s “unwavering” support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during their phone conversation earlier, according to a statement released by the White House.

In addition, as the US president stated, he emphasized to Netanyahu that “Israel has demonstrated a remarkable ability to defend itself and defeat even unprecedented attacks.” He added that “Israel has sent a clear message to its enemies that they cannot effectively threaten its security.”

The American president also said that he will convene a meeting of the G7 leaders today, in order to have a “unified diplomatic response” to the “shameless” attack by Iran.

US officials said some of the missiles were shot down by the US Navy.

It is noted that Netanyahu spoke with the US president after an emergency meeting of Israel’s wartime government.

Not in an Israeli counterattack on Iran

Additionally, Joe Biden stressed during his conversation with Benjamin Netanyahu that his administration would oppose any Israeli counterattack on Iran, following Iran’s unprecedented drone and missile attack on Israeli territory, the US news site reported. Axios citing a source in the White House aware of what was said between the US president and the Israeli prime minister.