Biden lauds cease-fire between Israel and Hamas and calls for full cooperation

President Joe Biden.
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On Thursday, Joe Biden gave remarks lauding the newly announced cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.
Biden added that in the past 11 days he spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu six times.
The cease-fire was scheduled to take effect at 2 a.m. local time on Friday.
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In a roughly four-minute statement, President Joe Biden lauded the cease-fire agreement between Hamas and Israel on Thursday.Biden said he h