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US President Joe Biden urges Hamas to move on a proposal for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal, while calling on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to allow more aid into the Palestinian territory. "It's now up to Hamas, they need to move on the proposal that's been made," Biden tells a press conference at the White House, adding that the amount of aid getting into Gaza following a tense call with Netanyahu was "not enough." SOUNDBITE
US President Joe Biden called celebrity chef Jose Andres to express his condolences after an Israeli strike killed seven aid workers from his World Central Kitchen group in Gaza, the White House says. Biden "conveyed he will make clear to Israel that humanitarian aid workers must be protected," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tells reporters during a briefing. SOUNDBITE
President Joe Biden exhorts the US Congress to approve urgent military support for Israel and Ukraine, saying the aid would boost US security "for generations." "It is a smart investment that's going to pay dividends for American security for generations. (It'll) help us keep American troops out of harm's way. (It'll) help us build a world that is safer, more peaceful and more prosperous for our children and grandchildren," Biden says. SOUNDBITE
US President Joe Biden says that protesters against Israel's war in Gaza who demonstrated outside the Democratic National Convention in Chicago "have a point." "A lot of innocent people are being killed, on both sides," Biden says in his farewell speech to the convention. SOUNDBITE
Pro-Palestinian protesters gather outside the White House in Washington, DC to protest Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to the White House to meet with US President Joe Biden, during the Israeli prime minister's first visit during the veteran Democrat's presidency. IMAGES
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