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Clip: 6/2/2024 | 2m 49sVideo has Closed Captions
News Wrap: White House expects Israel will say ‘yes’ to ending war in Gaza if Hamas agrees
In our news wrap Sunday, the Biden administration said it’s confident Israel will move forward with the president’s plan to end the war in Gaza if Hamas agrees to it, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy accused China of helping Russia disrupt an upcoming peace conference, China landed a probe on the far side of the moon, and shootings in Pennsylvania and Ohio killed three people and injured dozens.
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News Wrap: White House optimistic about plan to end Gaza war
Clip: 6/2/2024 | 2m 49sVideo has Closed Captions
In our news wrap Sunday, the Biden administration said it’s confident Israel will move forward with the president’s plan to end the war in Gaza if Hamas agrees to it, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy accused China of helping Russia disrupt an upcoming peace conference, China landed a probe on the far side of the moon, and shootings in Pennsylvania and Ohio killed three people and injured dozens.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipJOHN YANG: Good evening.
I'm John Yang.
The Biden administration said today it's confident Israel will move forward on the path to ending the war in Gaza that the President outlined if Hamas agrees to it.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as chief foreign policy adviser said in an interview published today that Israel had agreed to the proposal, but he also underscored the Israeli position that Hamas must be destroyed as a genocidal terrorist organization before there can be a permanent ceasefire, despite that apparent sticking point, White House National Security Spokesman John Kirby sounded optimistic on ABCs This Week.
GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS, ABC NEWS ANCHOR: Are we in a situation now where if Hamas says yes, then Israel is going to say no?
JOHN KIRBY, White House National Security Communications Advisor: No, this was an Israeli proposal.
We have every expectation that if Hamas agrees to the proposal, as was transmitted to them and Israeli proposal that Israel would say, yes.
JOHN YANG: There's pressure on Netanyahu from far right coalition partners, who say they'll bring down the government if he goes along with a deal and from centrist in the wartime government, who say they'll end their support if the prime minister doesn't come up with a clear path forward by the end of this week.
In an interview that aired today, former President Donald Trump told Fox News, he'd be fine if he's sentenced to either house arrest or prison time for his conviction on 34 felony counts, but he said his supporters might not be so understanding.
DONALD TRUMP, Former U.S. President: I don't know that the public would stand it.
You know, I don't I'm not sure what the public would stand for.
With a -- MAN: House arrest for -- DONALD TRUMP: I think I think it'd be tough for the public to take, you know, at a certain point is a breaking point.
JOHN YANG: Trump's to be sentenced on July 11.
That's four days before the beginning of the Republican National Convention.
Three people were killed and a pair of overnight shootings in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Police in a Pittsburgh suburb say an exchange of gunfire in a bar left two people dead and seven others wounded.
And an Akron, Ohio police say a shooting at a street party killed one person and injured two dozen others some of them critically.
There have been no arrests in either incident.
And in France, the skies over Normandy with filled with parachutist jumping from vintage flames today.
It was the beginning of a week of commemorations of the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
Some of the ever dwindling survivors of what's considered the biggest land sea and air invasion are gathering for it's likely to be their last major reunion.
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