‘No hope for a ceasefire before the election,’ says Biden biographer

By Henry Hullah, CNN

Published 1:54 PM EDT, Fri October 11, 2024

TOPSHOT - A man standing atop a heavily damaged building views other destroyed buildings in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on October 7, 2024 on the first anniversary of the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by Bashar TALEB / AFP) (Photo by BASHAR TALEB/AFP via Getty Images)

'No hope for a ceasefire before the election,' says Biden biographer

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