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.