Biden tells Abbas Hamas must 'cease firing rockets into Israel'

Biden tells Abbas Hamas must ‘cease firing rockets into Israel’

By : AFP

Date: 15 May 2021 9:15pm WAT

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during an emergency meeting of the Fatah Central Committee and the PLO Executive Committee in the occupied West Bank City of Ramallah, on May 12, 2021. - Gaza militants have launched more than 1,000 rockets since the beginning of this week according to Israel's army, which has carried out hundreds of air strikes in the crowded coastal enclave of Gaza. (Photo by Abbas MOMANI / AFP)

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President Joe Biden told Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas on Saturday that Islamist group Hamas must stop rocket attacks on Israel, the White House said.

Biden, in his first call with Abbas, “stressed the need for Hamas to cease firing rockets into Israel,” a statement said.

Biden also “underscored his strong commitment to a negotiated two-state solution as the best path to reach a just and lasting resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.”