Biden says Netanyahu not doing enough to secure release of Israeli hostages from Hamas control

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Close to presenting a final ceasefire proposal for Israel and Hamas that would see Israeli hostages returned home, President Joe Biden said he didn’t think Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was doing enough to make it happen.

“Do you think it’s time for Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu to do more on this issue? Do you think he’s doing enough?” a reporter asked Biden at the White House before the president and Vice President Kamala Harris met with advisers to try to get the hostage deal over the line.

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