US President Joe Biden had a “very direct” call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the killings of a top Hamas leader and a Hezbollah military commander, according to the White House and reports. In the call on Thursday, Biden reaffirmed Washington’s support for Israel in its fight against the Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip, the Shiite Hezbollah movement in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen, all of whom are backed by Iran. He had a “very direct” conversation with Netanyahu, he told reporters at an air base during a welcome event for the US nationals rele…