Biden and Netanyahu to Discuss Iran Response; German Police Dissolve Pro-Palestine Camp

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Biden and Netanyahu to Discuss Iran Response
US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are set to have a phone call to discuss Israel's response to a recent missile attack by Iran.
Biden and Netanyahu will also discuss Israel's military operations in Gaza and Lebanon.

German Police Dissolve Pro-Palestine Camp
German police dismantled a pro-Palestinian protest camp in Dortmund due to concerns about potential violence, particularly after a recent protest in Berlin saw bottles thrown at police and journalists attacked.

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, who had expressed solidarity with the Palestinians, was expected to visit the camp but did not show up.

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