Biden 'closely monitoring events in Israel and Lebanon' after Hezbollah avenges Shukur

A spokesman for the U.S. National Security Council, Sean Savett, said Sunday that President Joe Biden was “closely monitoring events in Israel and Lebanon,” after Hezbollah said it fired hundreds of rockets and drones at Israel to avenge Fouad Shukur's killing and Israel said it struck 40 Hezbollah targets in south Lebanon to foil the attack.

“At his direction, senior U.S. officials have been communicating continuously with their Israeli counterparts,” Savett added.

"We will keep supporting Israel’s right to defend itself, and we will keep working for regional stability," he added.

The Pentagon said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with his Israeli counterpart, Yoav Gallant, about Israel's defenses.

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. CQ Brown, is on a visit to the region that is expected to take him to Israel, Egypt and Jordan.