Biden, Harris meet Netanyahu as U.S. urges ‘compromise’ on Gaza ceasefire deal
Global News
The meetings came a day after Netanyahu gave a fiery speech to Congress and at a time of growing pressure in Israel and the U.S. to find an endgame to the nine-month conflict.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met separately at the White House Thursday with President Joe Biden and likely Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris to discuss the ongoing violence in Gaza and the possibility of securing a cease-fire deal.
Netanyahu’s first White House visit since 2020 comes a day after he gave a fiery speech to Congress and at a time of growing pressure in Israel and the U.S. to find an endgame to the nine-month conflict that’s left more than 39,000 dead in Gaza and some 1,200 dead in Israel. Dozens of Israeli hostages are still languishing in Hamas captivity.
Harris said in remarks after what she called a “frank and constructive meeting” with the Israeli leader that she supports Israel’s right to defend itself, but said, “how it does so matters.”
She expressed concern over the “devastating” humanitarian situation in Gaza and images of civilians killed in the conflict, saying, “We cannot look away in the face of these tragedies.”
She echoed Biden in calling for a swift cease-fire to end the fighting, at least for a time, to boost humanitarian aid to Gaza and release some of the most vulnerable hostages from Hamas captivity.
White House officials say the negotiations are in the closing stages, but there are issues that need to be resolved.
“The gaps are closable,” White House national security spokesman John Kirby said. He added, “But it’s going to require, as it always does, some leadership, some compromise.”
Harris met with Netanyahu in her ceremonial office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. She is also expected to press him on securing a deal to release the hostages kidnapped during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel that launched the war.
'They passed directly in our flight path.... They don’t have their transponder turned on. It’s outrageous,' the JetBlue pilot said in a conversation with air traffic control.
At least 11 people were shot and killed on Sunday during a Jewish holiday celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, Australian authorities said, declaring it a terrorist attack.
The victim was walking about 200 metres ahead of a friend near an area known as the '560-meter rocky peak,' when the friend heard a cry for help.
Thomas Plamberger and his girlfriend, Kerstin Gurtner, were attempting to scale Austria's tallest mountain in the middle of winter, despite her inexperience.
The Canadian economy achieved a trade surplus for the first time since the trade war began, as exports rebounded and imports fell in September, according to Statistics Canada.
The development has frustrated deportations of foreign nationals accused of fuelling B.C.'s extortion boom.
The NHL says if the ice rinks for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics aren't to standards by game time, its players will not be attending the games.
Sixty-seven fertility clinics used the donor's sperm in 14 different countries.
The CBSA was responding to an officer who said the agency abandoned him amid an Indian disinformation campaign.
Trump's interview with Politico focused in part on a new national security strategy that sharply criticizes European allies and warns against NATO expansion.
Zelenskyy continued shoring up European support for Ukraine's position in peace negotiations, meeting with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in Rome and Pope Leo outside the city.
First established in 1823, the Monroe Doctrine has been used to justify American dominance and influence over the western hemisphere, particularly in Latin America.
To become the world's youngest rated player, Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha beat multiple players in their 20s.