Biden Postpones Meeting With Israel’s Prime Minister After Explosions in Kabul

President Joe Biden gestures as delivers remarks on the U.S. military’s ongoing evacuation efforts in Afghanistan from the East Room of the White House on Aug. 20, 2021. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

President Joe Biden’s bilateral meeting with Israel’s prime minister has been postponed after U.S. forces in Afghanistan were among the casualties of at least two bombings in Kabul.

Biden was scheduled to convene with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and other Israeli officials at the White House at 11:30 a.m. on Aug. 26.