Biden, I hope for a ceasefire by Monday
President Joe Biden said Monday he hopes a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas could come into effect early next week, halting hostilities and allowing the remaining hostages to be released.
Asked when he thought a ceasefire could begin, Biden said: “I hope that could be by the beginning of the weekend. At the end of the weekend. My national security advisor tells me we're close. We are close. We are not finished yet. My hope is that we have a ceasefire by next Monday.”
Biden made the comments in New York after taping an appearance on NBC's “Late Night With Seth Meyers.”
Zelenskyy on CNN: Russia can win without US help
“Without American help, Russia could win and millions of Ukrainians would die,” Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with CNN. The Ukrainian president said he spoke with Mike Johnson and the House speaker told him “he will do everything he can to support Ukraine.” “I have to trust him,” he added. “American money largely ends up in US military production and not in our budget,” he continued, but promised reforms for transparency and the fight against corruption
Biden: “Israel will suspend operations in Gaza during Ramadan”
“Israel will suspend its operations in Gaza during Ramadan,” said US President Joe Biden, noting that the stop was part of the conditions of a ceasefire agreement currently being negotiated. “Ramadan is approaching and the Israelis have agreed not to engage in activities during Ramadan to give us time to free all the hostages,” Biden said in an interview with US broadcaster NBC.
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