Biden calls on Netanyahu for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza to release the prisoners. The US President expressed his hope that the Israelis will not carry out any large-scale ground invasion in the Rafah area, south of Gaza, and that a prisoner exchange deal will be completed.
Biden added to reporters at the White House yesterday evening, Friday, that he held extensive conversations with Netanyahu over the past few days, each of which lasted approximately an hour. Disagreements have grown within Israeli political circles following Netanyahu’s failure to achieve any of the goals of the war on Gaza.