President Joe Biden told reporters upon the arrival of Air Force One in Germany on Friday that he had spoken to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to congratulate him on the killing of Hamas leader Yayha Sinwar.
Biden added that it was time for the war in Gaza to end, and to achieve a deal for a ceasefire and hostage release.
He said (via White House transcript):
I called Bibi Netanyahu to congratulate him on getting Sinwar. He has a lot of blood on his hands — American blood, Israeli blood, and others.
And I told him that we were really pleased with his actions and, further, that now is the time to move on — move on, move towards a ceasefire in Gaza, make sure that we move in a direction that we’re going to be in a position to make things better for the whole world.
It’s time for this war to end and bring these hostages home. And so, that’s what we’re ready…
