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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted an invite from US congressional leaders to handle a joint assembly of Congress, his workplace stated in a press release Saturday.
“I’m very moved to have the privilege of representing Israel earlier than each Homes of Congress and to current the reality about our simply struggle in opposition to those that search to destroy us to the representatives of the American individuals and the complete world,” Netanyahu stated.
The highest 4 US congressional leaders on Friday formally invited Netanyahu to handle a joint assembly of Congress.
“We be part of the State of Israel in your wrestle in opposition to terror, particularly as Hamas continues to carry American and Israeli residents captive and its leaders jeopardize regional stability,” the letter from Home Speaker Mike Johnson, Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries, Senate Majority Chief Chuck Schumer and Senate Minority Chief Mitch McConnell reads.
“For that reason, on behalf of the bipartisan management of america Home of Representatives and america Senate, we wish to invite you to handle a Joint Assembly of Congress.”
The letter, which doesn’t present a date for the handle, is signed by the highest Democrats and Republicans within the Home and Senate.
The invitation comes after a lot speculation as further navy help to Israel stays in query and Democrats are dealing with stress from their left wing because the celebration stays divided over Israel’s dealing with of the struggle in opposition to Hamas.
President Joe Biden on Friday laid out a three-phase proposal Israel has submitted to wind down the grinding disaster in Gaza.
Claiming that “Hamas now not is able to finishing up one other October 7,” Biden made the argument that Israel has met its acknowledged targets for its operation in Gaza and that the time has arrived to cease the preventing as a part of a deal to launch Israeli hostages held by Hamas.
Lower than an hour after Biden detailed the Israeli proposal, Netanyahu’s workplace insisted Israel wouldn’t finish the struggle till Hamas is defeated and “all of its targets are achieved.”
CNN beforehand reported that in a closed-door convention assembly in March, House Republicans raised the idea of inviting Netanyahu. Following the assembly, Johnson advised reporters that “it’s one of many issues that we take note of,” including that “it’s essential for us to indicate solidarity and assist for Israel proper now.”
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CNN’s Kaanita Iyer, Haley Talbot, Melanie Zanona, Clare Foran, Kevin Liptak, Nikki Carvajal and Samantha Waldenberg contributed to this report.