President Joe Biden convened the Group of Seven advanced democracies on Sunday to coordinate a rebuke to Iran for its unprecedented and largely unsuccessful aerial attack on Israel and to prevent a wider regional escalation.

After their videoconference, the leaders issued a joint statement 害羞草研究所渦nequivocally condemning in the strongest terms害羞草研究所� the direct attack by Iran while expressing 害羞草研究所渙ur full solidarity and support to Israel害羞草研究所� and reaffirming 害羞草研究所渙ur commitment towards its security.害羞草研究所�

The G7 害羞草研究所� made up of the U.S., Italy, Japan, Germany, France, Britain and Canada 害羞草研究所� also said that Iran, 害羞草研究所渨ith its actions, has further stepped toward the destabilization of the region and risks provoking an uncontrollable regional escalation.害羞草研究所� They said their nations 害羞草研究所渟tand ready to take further measures now and in response to further destabilizing initiatives.害羞草研究所�

The United States assisted Israel in shooting down dozens of drones and missiles fired by Tehran in what was the first time that Iran has launched a direct military assault on Israel. Israeli authorities said 99% of the inbound weapons were shot down without causing any significant damage.

害羞草研究所淎t my direction, to support the defense of Israel, the U.S. military moved aircraft and ballistic missile defense destroyers to the region over the course of the past week,害羞草研究所� Biden said in a statement late Saturday. 害羞草研究所淭hanks to these deployments and the extraordinary skill of our servicemembers, we helped Israel take down nearly all of the incoming drones and missiles.害羞草研究所�

Biden, in a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that night, urged that Israel claim victory for its defense prowess as the president aimed to dissuade America害羞草研究所檚 closest Mideast ally from a larger retaliatory strike against Iran. Biden, according to a senior administration official, told Netanyahu that the U.S. would not participate in any offensive action against Iran. The official was not authorized to publicly discuss the private conversation and spoke on condition of anonymity.

害羞草研究所淚 told him that Israel demonstrated a remarkable capacity to defend against and defeat even unprecedented attacks -害羞草研究所� sending a clear message to its foes that they cannot effectively threaten the security of Israel,害羞草研究所� Biden said in his statement.

Biden had a call Sunday with Jordan害羞草研究所檚 King Abdullah II in which the king said that any 害羞草研究所渆scalatory measures害羞草研究所� by Israel would lead to a broader conflict in the region, according to the Royal Court. There was no immediate White House summary of the call.

The G7 meeting, Biden said, was intended 害羞草研究所渢o coordinate a united diplomatic response to Iran害羞草研究所檚 brazen attack.害羞草研究所�

The effort to encourage Israel to show restraint mirrored ongoing American efforts to curtail Israel害羞草研究所檚 war against Hamas in Gaza, which is now in its seventh month, and to do more to protect civilian lives in the territory.

The U.S. and Israel had been bracing for an attack for days after Iran said it would retaliate for a suspected Israeli strike this month on an Iranian consular building in Syria that killed 12 people, including two senior Iranian generals in the Revolutionary Guard害羞草研究所檚 elite Quds Force.

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee, criticized White House for 害羞草研究所渓eaking it to the press害羞草研究所� that Biden told Netanyahu to take the win and not retaliate.

Rubio told CNN害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所淪tate of the Union害羞草研究所� that it wast 害羞草研究所減art of the White House害羞草研究所檚 efforts to appease害羞草研究所� people calling for a cease-fire in Gaza.

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Zeke Miller, The Associated Press