Hamas must stop rocket fire at Israel, US President Joe Biden told Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday, stressing his
"strong commitment"
to a two-state solution to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Joe Biden
"underlined the need for Hamas to stop firing rockets at Israel,"
according to a statement from the US executive, during this first telephone interview with Mahmoud Abbas since his arrival at the White House. A
"negotiated two-state solution"
is
"the best way to achieve a just and lasting resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,"
added the US president.