US Prez Biden spoke to Israeli PM Netanyahu, believes conflict will conclude soon

US President Joe Biden has had a conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and said he was hopeful that the violence between Israelis and Palestinians would end soon.

President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he was hopeful that a cycle of violence between Israelis and Palestinians would end soon, after a phone conversation he had with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "My expectation and hope is this will be closing down sooner than later, but Israel has a right to defend itself," Biden told reporters at the White House.