A bipartisan group of House and Senate leaders invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to deliver a speech before a joint session of Congress.
The invitation comes as the war between Israel and Hamas continues in Gaza, with death tolls rising significantly each day since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack against the Jewish state.
“We join the state of Israel in your struggle against terror, especially as Hamas continues to hold American and Jewish citizens captive and its leaders jeopardize regional stability,” the leaders continued. “For this reason, on behalf of the bipartisan leadership of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, we would like to invite you to address a Joint Meeting of Congress.
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