Biden Faces Make-or-Break Moment in Gaza Cease-Fire Talks
- US pressing Hamas to agree to fighting pause, hostage release
- College protests fracture Democrats, open Biden to attacks
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President Joe Biden desperately needs Israel and Hamas to agree to a cease-fire, a first step toward resolving a conflict that has shaken the region and harmed his chances of reelection.
Under a fresh proposal for a six-week fighting pause, Israeli hostages would return home, an assault on Rafah would be put on hold and aid could flood into Gaza to relieve human suffering. That could accelerate talks on a long-desired normalization agreement with Saudi Arabia and deflate anti-Israel protests on college campuses that carry political risk for Biden.