Immediately after the protesters managed to infiltrate into the embassy building, Israeli minister Ehud Barak called the US for help and the United States assisted in assuring the protection of the Israeli embassy personnel in Giza.
Immediately after the protesters managed to infiltrate into the embassy building, US defense secretary Leon Panetta received call from Israeli war minister Ehud Barak asking for help. The United States assisted in assuring the protection of the Israeli embassy personnel in Giza.