Movement on a Cease-fire?
Biden, laying out new cease-fire proposal, ups pressure on Israel and Hamas
In a White House address, Biden described a deal that would end the war in Gaza, bring home the hostages — and, most likely, keep Hamas in power

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President Joe Biden announces a proposed cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza while delivering remarks in the State Dining Room at the White House on May 31, 2024 in Washington, DC.
In a surprise Friday afternoon address, President Joe Biden detailed the contours of a new cease-fire agreement he said Israel had agreed to, which would end the war in Gaza, bring home the hostages — and, most likely, keep Hamas...