Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet separately later today with Vice President Kamala Harris, who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Katriina Töyrylä,
Elsa Osipova
20:48•Updated 21:22
Visiting Prime Minister of Israel in the United States Benjamin Netanyahu the president started the meeting on Thursday evening Finnish time Joe Biden In the White House.
They discuss, among other things, the Gaza ceasefire plan behind closed doors.
Netanyahu thanked Biden for his 50-year political career and 50 years of continued support for Israel. He said he would work with Biden for the rest of his term.
According to the White House, Biden’s message to Netanyahu is that the hostages of the extremist organization Hamas must be released and a ceasefire must be established in Gaza as soon as possible.
US National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator of John Kirby talks about a cease-fire are still taking place, but there are points in the negotiations on which no agreement has been reached so far.
However, the White House believes that finding a compromise and concluding a ceasefire is possible.
– We are now closer to a ceasefire and hostage agreement than ever before, Kirby said.
In addition, according to Kirby, the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza is on the rise.
Netanyahu will meet with the vice president later today Horrible Harriswho is running for the Democratic presidential nomination after Biden withdrew from the race.
Source: AFP
21.11 Updated with Kirby’s comments.