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- President Joe Biden said a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas is "close."
- Negotiations this week come after more than four months of brutal fighting between the two.
- Biden said a peace deal could be in place as soon as next week.
President Joe Biden said a temporary cease-fire between Israel and Hamas is imminent as negotiators work this week to hammer out the details of a potential deal.
During a trip to New York on Monday, Biden told reporters that a cease-fire could be in place as soon as next week.
"My national security advisor tells me that we're close. We're close. We're not done yet," Biden said. "My hope is by next Monday, we'll have a cease-fire."