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‘It’s Time for This War to End’: Biden Makes an Unprecedented Speech on Gaza

Amid pressure to answer for Israel’s deadly strike on Rafah, and in the shadow of Trump’s guilty verdict, Biden ramps up the urgency of cease-fire negotiations.

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Joe Biden began his remarks referencing Donald Trump’s guilty verdict before calling for an end to the war in Gaza. Evan Vucci/AP

President Joe Biden made an unprecedented speech from the White House Friday about Israel’s war in Gaza, formally laying out for the first time the contours of a possible cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas.

The speech came as some pondered why the president would draw attention back to a conflict that has dragged down his polling numbers, especially as the nation remains fixated on Donald Trump’s conviction.

A White House aide told NOTUS that the president’s remarks were planned well in advance of any courtroom news out of New York.