Did Biden Just Try to Take Credit for Ceasefire?

Leah Barkoukis / Townhall Tipsheet

President Biden appeared to take credit for the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas on Thursday during remarks about the conflict.

“Over the last 11 days, I spoke with the prime minister six times. I've also spoken with President Abbas and the Palestinian Authority more the once and part of our intense diplomatic engagement," Biden said Thursday. 

He then thanked his secretaries of State and Defense, his national security adviser, and everyone in his administration “for their incredible efforts to bring this … outcome that we’re about to see.”

The president continued: "You know, we've held intensive, high-level discussions, hour by hour, literally, Egypt, the Palestinian Authority and other Middle Eastern countries, with an aim of avoiding this sort of prolonged conflict we've seen in previous years when the hostilities have broken out."

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