Joe Biden says Israel and Hamas on the brink of sealing ceasefire deal
US president says agreement that could pause more than 14 months of fighting matches a proposal he made months ago
Joe Biden has said his administration is on the brink of sealing a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas that could pause the war after more than 14 months of fighting.
In a speech in Washington meant to showcase his foreign policy achievements, the US president said on Monday that the contours of the deal matched a “proposal that I laid out in detail months ago”.
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