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Biden leads international push for Gaza ceasefire after killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar

A protester in Tel Aviv holds a sign during a demonstration calling for a hostage deal on Thursday following the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.
A protester in Tel Aviv holds a sign during a demonstration calling for a hostage deal on Thursday following the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. Photograph: Amir Levy/Getty Images

Joe Biden has urged Israel’s prime minister to “move on” and make progress towards a ceasefire in Gaza after the killing of Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader and mastermind of the 7 October attack, as world leaders renewed a push for an end to the conflict.

Hours after the killing on Thursday in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost town, the US president congratulated Benjamin Netanyahu, saying Sinwar “has a lot of blood on his hands – American blood, Israeli blood, and others”.

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