26 February 2024 at 23:42 Biden hopes for a ceasefire by Monday US President Joe Biden says in a statement that he hopes there can be a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas by Monday next week, writes Reuters. – My national security adviser says we are close, but not quite there yet. My hope is that we have a ceasefire by next Monday, says Biden. The statement came while he was buying ice cream during a visit to New York on Monday. According to the AP news agency, Biden also said that he believes a new ceasefire can facilitate the release of the remaining hostages of Hamas. Hamas took about 250 Israeli and foreign nationals hostage during the October 7 terrorist attack on Israel. It is believed that they still have around 130 hostages, but that not all of them are alive. So far in the war, almost 30,000 people have been killed in Gaza, according to Palestinian health authorities. Almost 70,000 are said to have been injured.
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