Biden presses Netanyahu for Gaza ceasefire

[Pelican Press 0]

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

Biden presses Netanyahu for Gaza ceasefire

US President Joe Biden pressed for a ceasefire to the nine-month-old war in Gaza in talks with ******** Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with Vice President Kamala Harris also due to meet the ******** leader.

They were the first face-to-face talks for the two men since Biden traveled to ******* days after ******’ October 7 ******* on *******, hugged Netanyahu and pledged ********* support.

White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said gaps remain between ******* and the ****** militants who run the ************ enclave in the drive for a ceasefire but “we are closer now than we’ve been before.”

“Both sides have to make compromises,” Kirby said.

State Department spokesperson Matt Miller said: “I think the message from the ********* side in that meeting will be that we need to get this deal over the line.”

The visit coincides with a shift in ********* politics. On Sunday, Biden, 81, stepped aside from the US presidential race under pressure from fellow Democrats and endorsed Harris for the party’s 2024 presidential nomination.

“We’ve got a lot to talk about,” Biden said when he welcomed Netanyahu to the Oval Office.

“I want to thank you for 50 years of public service and 50 years of support for the state of *******,” Netanyahu told Biden.

In the late afternoon, Harris will meet the ******** leader in her ceremonial office at the White House.

The meeting will be closely watched for signs of how Harris, who was the first top US official to call for a ceasefire, could shift ********* policy toward ******* if she becomes president.

Harris was expected to closely track the administration line in the meeting, a US official said, focusing on the plight of Palestinians while also supporting *******’s right to self-defence.

Biden and Netanyahu later were due to meet together with the families of ********* hostages held by ******.

Relations between the two leaders have been strained for months over *******’s Gaza offensive in which more than 39,000 people have been *******, say health officials in Gaza.

The US is a major arms supplier to ******* and has protected the country from critical ******* Nations votes.

Netanyahu’s visit, his first to *******’s most important international ally since his late 2022 return to power for a record sixth term as prime minister, comes on the heels of Biden’s dramatic decision not to seek re-election.

Whether Biden, who is now a “lame duck” president, a term used for officials who won’t serve another term, or Harris, who is tied in many election polls with *********** rival Donald Trump, can have any influence on Netanyahu ******** to be seen.

On Friday, Netanyahu travels to Florida to meet Trump.

Both Biden and Harris are eager for a ceasefire. Harris has been aligned with Biden on ******* but has struck a tougher tone.

The conflict began on October 7 when ****** militants attacked southern ******* from Gaza, ******** 1200 people. ******* launched a retaliatory ********.

******-led fighters took 250 captives on October 7, according to ******** tallies. Some 120 hostages are still being held though ******* believes one in three are *****.

Negotiations on a long-sought ceasefire-for-hostages deal in the Gaza conflict appear to be in their closing stages, a senior US official said on Wednesday.

The official, briefing reporters ahead of the talks, said the remaining obstacles are bridgeable and there will be more meetings aimed at reaching a deal between ******* and ****** over the next week.

On Wednesday, Netanyahu gave a defiant speech to the US Congress in which he defended *******’s attacks on Gaza, saying anti-******* protesters “should be ashamed of themselves.”

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

#Biden #presses #Netanyahu #Gaza #ceasefire

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

For verified travel tips and real support, visit: https://hopzone.eu/