BREAKING NEWS:
President Biden said he hopes to have a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza as early as next Monday, with the hope that some hostages would also be released.
Reportedly, both sides are closing in on a deal in Qatar, which is playing peace maker.
“I hope by the end of the weekend,” Mr. Biden said when asked by reporters when he expected a cease-fire to begin. “My national security adviser tells me that we’re close. We’re close. We’re not done yet. My hope is by next Monday, we’ll have a cease-fire.”
Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu said Israel was ready for a deal, and it was now up to Hamas to drop demands he described as “outlandish” and “from another planet”.
“Obviously, we want this deal if we can have it. It depends on Hamas. It’s really now their decision,” he told U.S. network Fox News. “They have to come down to reality.”
