BBCNEWS BBC July 2, 2024
as well as an exchange of some hostages for palestinian prisoners. the president said it was "time for this war to end". hamas issued a statement saying it was ready to deal positively with any proposal offering a permanent ceasefire and a complete israeli withdrawal. shortly after president biden spoke, democratic and republican leaders invited the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, to address a joint meeting of congress. the date of the speech has not yet been set. our first report this hour is from vincent mcaviney. after almost eight months of israeli response to the 7th...