Biden welcomes hostage rescue by pushing ceasefire

NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THOSE STILL IN CAPTIVITY. JOSE. >> RAF SANCHEZ, THANK YOU. >>> IN FRANCE TODAY, PRESIDENT BIDEN REACTING TO NEWS OF THE HOSTAGE RELEASE, DOUBLING DOWN ON THE U.S. COMMITMENT TO A CEASE-FIRE DEAL. KELLY O'DONNELL REPORTS FROM PARIS. >> Reporter: STANDING ALONGSIDE EMANUEL MACRON, PRESIDENT BIDEN TODAY WELCOMED THE RESCUE OF ISRAELI HOSTAGES. >> WE WON'T STOP WORKING UNTIL ALL OF THE HOSTAGES COME HOME AND A CEASE-FIRE IS REACHED, THAT IS ESSENTIAL TO HAPPEN. >> Reporter: MACRON ADDED HIS SUPPORT FOR THE U.S.-BACKED CEASE-FIRE PROPOSAL. THAT IS ISRAEL HAS QUESTIONS ABOUT, AND HAMAS HAS YET TO ACCEPT. NEITHER LEADER DISCUSSED PUBLICLY TODAY TENSIONS WITH ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU. OVER THE MILITARY OPERATION INSIDE GAZA, CAUSING CIVILIAN DEATHS AND WIDESPREAD HUNGER. OUTSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY DEMONSTRATIONS CALLING FOR A PERMANENT CEASE-FIRE, AND RELEASE OF PALESTINIAN PRISONERS. THOSE PROTESTS A SHARP CONTRAST TO THE PAGEANTRY OF THE FRENCH STATE VISIT. THE LEADERS ALSO PAID RESPECTS AT THE TOMB OF FRANCE'S UNKNOWN SOLDIER. ♪ AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE ♪ >> Reporter: A VISIT THAT SIGNIFIES THIS ALLIANCE AS PRESIDENT BIDEN SPOKE TODAY ABOUT FRANCE AS AMERICA'S OLDEST FRIEND. MUCH OF THIS VISIT EMPHASIZED STRONG ALLIANCES. >> WE STAND AS ONE, OUR COUNTRIES ARE STRONGER, AND LITERALLY THE WORLD IS SAFER. >> BACK NOW WITH KELLY O'DONNELL TRAVELING WITH THE PRESIDENT IN PARIS, KELLY, WHAT'S THE LATEST ON THE WHITE HOUSE'S EFFORTS TO REACH A CEASE-FIRE DEAL? >> Reporter: TODAY, THE PRESIDENT'S NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER POINTED OUT IN A STATEMENT THAT THAT DEAL HAS BEEN ENDORSED BY A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES, FROM EUROPE

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Published: Sun Jun 09 2024