Israeli PM Netanyahu Set to Address Congress on July 24

Published on June 7, 2024

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address a joint session of Congress on July 24, announced House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on June 6. The speech comes as Israel has been fighting Hamas in Gaza since the terrorist group attacked the Jewish state on Oct. 7, 2023, resulting in the largest single-day massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. Additionally, the announcement of the speech comes about a couple of weeks after President Joe Biden announced a proposal Israel apparently put forth that would eventually end the war after three stages. However, Mr. Netanyahu said that Israel’s objective of annihilating Hamas has not changed and that there will be no permanent ceasefire unless that happens....

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