Biden commends cease-fire in Middle East
President Biden welcomed news of a cease-fire, saying Thursday that Palestinians and Israelis "equally deserve" freedom, prosperity and democracy. Ed O’Keefe reports.
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President Biden welcomed news of a cease-fire, saying Thursday that Palestinians and Israelis "equally deserve" freedom, prosperity and democracy. Ed O’Keefe reports.
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President Biden told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday that he expected a significant de-escalation on the path to a cease-fire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Imtiaz Tyab reports from Israel just how far off a break in the fighting looks from the ground.
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President Biden has previously called for a ceasefire in the conflict which has killed more than 200 Palestinians and 12 Israelis.
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International calls are growing for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas as violence continues in the Middle East. CBS News correspondents Holly Williams and Ed O'Keefe have the latest. Then, Dov Waxman, chair of The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation in Israel Studies and director of the UCLA Y and S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss.
President Biden is facing criticism from his own party over his response to the violence between Israel and Hamas. Ed O'Keefe reports.
Israeli forces carried out new airstrikes on Gaza overnight, adding to the deadly toll of more than a week of fighting. It comes after President Biden expressed support for a cease-fire. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab joins CBSN AM from the region with the latest.
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The president called for a cease-fire amid the escalation of violence in the Middle East conflict between Israel and Hamas. Weijia Jiang reports.
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