Biden's remarks followed a surge in violence between Israel and Hezbollah, a militant group in Lebanon. On Saturday, Lebanon's health minister, Firass Abiad, reported that more than 30 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting Hezbollah in Beirut. The attack, which occurred on Friday, left 31 people dead, including seven women and three children. Abiad also noted that 68 others were injured, with 15 still hospitalized.
According to the Israeli military, the airstrike killed the head of Hezbollah's operations unit and the commander of its elite Radwan Force, along with other senior commanders. The attack was in retaliation for Hezbollah launching about 140 rockets into Israel, most of which were intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system.
In addition to the airstrike, earlier attacks in Lebanon involving pager and handheld radio devices on Tuesday and Wednesday resulted in 37 deaths and left thousands injured.
