Biden Expresses Hope for Gaza Cease-fire Next Week

Palestinian men ride a donkey-pulled cart past buildings destroyed during Israeli strikes in Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, on Feb. 26, 2024, amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. A man salvages items at a damaged site that was hit by an airstrike on Monday, after what Lebanon's state media said was a series of Israeli strikes around Ghaziyeh on Lebanon's coast around 60 km north of the border with Israel, Feb. 20, 2024

U.S. President Joe Biden said Monday he hopes to see a new Gaza cease-fire by early next week, as delegations from several countries work to negotiate the first halt in fighting since late November.