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“There are a number of types of two-state solutions,” the president advised reporters on the White House a number of hours after the decision, their first in almost a month amid pressure over the warfare. “There’s a number of countries that are members of the U.N. that are still — don’t have their own militaries. Number of states that have limitations.” He added, “And so I think there’s ways in which this could work.”

Asked what Mr. Netanyahu was open to, Mr. Biden stated, “I’ll let you know.” But he rejected the notion {that a} so-called two-state resolution is not possible so long as Mr. Netanyahu is in energy — “no, it’s not” — and he dismissed the thought of imposing situations on American safety support to Israel if the prime minister continues to withstand.

“I think we’ll be able to work something out,” Mr. Biden stated.

The final time the 2 leaders had been identified to have talked was on Dec. 23, in a name that was later described as particularly tense. The newest name got here a day after Mr. Netanyahu advised reporters in Israel that he had rebuffed Mr. Biden’s efforts to stress him right into a two-state resolution. Mr. Netanyahu stated Israel should keep safety management “over all the territory west of the Jordan,” referring to each Gaza and the West Bank, regardless of American views. “The prime minister needs to be able to say no, even to our best friends,” Mr. Netanyahu advised reporters.

Mr. Biden has argued that the creation of a Palestinian state that ensures Israel’s safety is the one viable long-term decision to a battle that has dragged on for many years, repeating a place held by most American presidents and European leaders in current historical past. In the meantime, Mr. Biden has advised {that a} “revitalized” model of the Palestinian Authority, which partially governs the West Bank, take over Gaza as properly as soon as Hamas has been faraway from energy there — one other concept Mr. Netanyahu has rejected as a result of he considers the authority corrupt and compromised by assist for terrorists.

“The president still believes in the promise and the possibility of a two-state solution,” John F. Kirby, a spokesman for the National Security Council, advised reporters on the White House after the decision, which he stated lasted 30 to 40 minutes. “He recognizes that’s going to take a lot of work. It’s going to take a lot of leadership — there in the region particularly, on both sides of the issue. And the United States stands firmly committed to eventually seeing that outcome.”

Mr. Kirby stated the 2 leaders additionally mentioned hostages held by Hamas, humanitarian support to Gaza, the discharge of tax funds to the Palestinian Authority within the occupied West Bank and the shift in Israel’s army technique to extra surgical operations. But Mr. Kirby revealed no particular new agreements and confirmed that the leaders continued to disagree concerning the prospect of a Palestinian state.

Mr. Biden and Mr. Netanyahu have identified one another for many years, and the connection between the left-leaning president and right-leaning prime minister has lengthy been difficult. They squared off final 12 months over Mr. Netanyahu’s try and strip away among the energy of Israel’s judiciary and over Mr. Biden’s drive to barter a brand new nuclear settlement with Iran.

After the Oct. 7 terrorist assault by Hamas killed 1,200 in Israel, they put their variations apart to embrace each other each figuratively and actually. But as Israel’s warfare towards Hamas has devastated a lot of Gaza, reportedly killing greater than 24,000 combatants and civilians, they’ve grown more and more at odds once more.

The lengthy hole between calls in itself was a sign of friction. In the 2 and a half months between the Oct. 7 assault and their pre-Christmas dialog, Mr. Biden and Mr. Netanyahu spoke 14 instances, or roughly as soon as each 5 and a half days. This time it took 27 days to achieve out once more.

But Mr. Kirby sought to minimize the discord, characterizing their clashes as trustworthy disagreements between mates. “We’re not going to agree on everything,” he stated. “We’ve said that. Good friends and allies can have those kinds of candid, forthright discussions and we do.”

He rejected the notion that Mr. Biden was making an attempt to coerce Mr. Netanyahu into accepting a Palestinian state. “This isn’t about trying to twist somebody’s arm or force a change in their thinking,” he stated. “Prime Minister Netanyahu has made clear his concerns about that. President Biden has made clear his strong conviction that a two-state solution is still the right path ahead. And we’re going to continue to make that case.”

Mr. Kirby cautioned Mr. Netanyahu about his use of language, referring to the prime minister’s assertion that Israel should keep safety management over Gaza and the West Bank. Mr. Netanyahu, talking in Hebrew, referred to “all the territory west of the Jordan” however some translated it incorrectly into English as “from the river to the sea,” wording that has drawn criticism.

The latter phrase, typically utilized by Palestinians and their supporters, is taken by many backers of Israel as an antisemitic assertion advocating the eradication of Israel, which lies between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, as do the Palestinian territories. The House censured Representative Rashida Tlaib, Democrat of Michigan, in November for utilizing that phrase.

Asked about Mr. Netanyahu’s remark, Mr. Kirby stated, “It’s not a phrase that we recommend using because of that context.”