Biden hopes for a ceasefire in Gaza next Monday: "We are close"
Joe Biden, stated on Monday that he hopes for a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip by next Monday.
"My National Security Advisor tells me we're close, we're close, but we're not there yet. My hope is that by next Monday, we'll have a ceasefire," said the president to the press in New York.
Biden's National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, had previously mentioned in an interview on CNN on Sunday that the United States, Israel, Egypt, and Qatar had reached an agreement on the "basic outlines" to facilitate a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners.
Biden made the comment while visiting a New York ice cream shop, holding a cone of chocolate and mint, alongside television host Seth Meyers, whose show "Late Night with Seth Meyers" is celebrating its tenth anniversary.
