President Joe Biden on Monday expressed support for a cease-fire as violence between Israel and Hamas entered its second week.
Biden “expressed his support for a ceasefire and discussed US engagement with Egypt and other partners towards that end,” during a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a White House description of the call.
The language Biden used stopped short of demanding an immediate stop to the violence, which is something Democrats have been pressuring the president to do.
Biden, in his second known call to Netanyahu in three days, showed his support…
