Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 09:35am on 08 Nov 2023,Wednesday International
According to a news report, U.S. President Joe Biden suggested a 3-day ceasefire to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a call on Monday. Biden indicated the pause in fighting could help secure the release of hostages held by Hamas militants in Gaza. Under a proposed plan between the U.S., Israel and Qatar, Hamas would release 10-15 hostages during the 3-day truce and provide a list of all hostages. Israel and Hamas have been engaged in over a week of deadly cross-border fighting. The White House confirmed Biden and Netanyahu discussed tactical pauses to allow civilians to evacuate safely and potentially enable hostage releases. But officials did not confirm specifics of the ceasefire proposal.
