(NPR) Biden Supports Cease-Fire In Call To Netanyahu As Israeli-Hamas Violence Escalates

Biden Supports Cease-Fire In Call To Netanyahu As Israeli-Hamas Violence Escalates



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Biden Supports Cease-fire In Call To Netanyahu As Israel-Hamas Violence Escalates







Israeli soldiers fire a howitzer toward the Gaza Strip on Monday. President Biden is among those in Washington encouraging a cease-fire.



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Biden Supports Cease-Fire In Call To Netanyahu As Israeli-Hamas Violence Escalates






President Biden told the Israeli prime minister Monday he supports a cease-fire, calls for which have intensified, including among Democrats in Congress who support Israel and even some Republicans.