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Netanyahu will address the US Congress on July 24

2024-06-07 07:30:00, Kosova & Bota CNA
Netanyahu will address the US Congress on July 24
Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address US lawmakers in Washington on July 24, congressional leaders announced Thursday. He will speak to both houses of Congress - the Senate and the House of Representatives - as the Israel-Gaza war continues.

Last month, the International Criminal Court prosecutor applied for arrest warrants against the Israeli leader and his defense minister, Yoav Galant, on war-related charges.

Netanyahu condemned the court's move, saying he rejected with disgust accusations that "democratic Israel" had been labeled a "mass murderer."

Mr Netanyahu's visit comes as relations with the US have been strained.

Senior Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer, who is Jewish, said in a separate statement that he supported the invitation despite his "clear and deep disagreements with the Prime Minister, which I have expressed privately and publicly."

US President Joe Biden, a Democrat, has also become more critical of Israel as the war continues and the death toll in Gaza rises.

Biden, who is running for re-election in November, is under political pressure from the left wing of his party to do more to persuade Israel to limit its war in Gaza.

Some progressive leaders, such as Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, have said they intend to boycott Netanyahu's speech in protest of Israel's handling of the Gaza Strip.

Hamas-led fighters killed around 1,200 people and took 251 hostages during an attack in southern Israel on October 7.

At least 36,470 people have been killed in Gaza in the almost eight months of fighting since then, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry./ CNA 





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