'Time to move on': Biden leads calls for ceasefire in Gaza after Hamas leader's death

The US president joined Western leaders around the world urging Israel to end the war after the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.

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00:00U.S. President Joe Biden pushed for a ceasefire and said it is time to move on if follows

00:07the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar by the Israeli military.

00:13Speaking upon his arrival to Berlin, Biden added that U.S. Secretary of State Antony

00:18Blinken will travel to Israel to speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

00:24Now is the time to move on. Move on to move toward a ceasefire in Gaza.

00:29Make sure that we're moving in the direction that we're going to be in a position to make things better for the whole world.

00:35It's time for this war to end and bring these hostages home.

00:39Other top EU leaders such as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron

00:46echo Biden's sentiment in pushing for an immediate ceasefire and the return of the hostages.

00:53On the day after the war in Gaza, Israel will have to give solid guarantees for its security,

00:59reform the Palestinian Authority and move towards the solution of the two states.

01:04Yahya Sinwar, who was a rarely seen figure, became the successor of the group's previous leader Ismail Haniyeh after he was killed in Iran.

01:13Sinwar was the main person responsible for the terrorist attack on Israel on the 7th of October last year.

01:21This is not the end of the war in Gaza. It's the beginning of the end.

01:25To the people of Gaza, I have a simple message. This war can end tomorrow.

01:31It can end if Hamas lays down its arms and returns our hostages.

01:36Neither Hamas nor Hezbollah have so far given any indication that there could be a pause in hostilities.