{"id":517417,"date":"2021-05-17T10:50:12","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T14:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=517417"},"modified":"2021-05-17T10:50:18","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T14:50:18","slug":"dozens-of-senators-call-for-cease-fire-between-israel-and-hamas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dozens-of-senators-call-for-cease-fire-between-israel-and-hamas\/","title":{"rendered":"Dozens Of Senators Call For Cease Fire Between Israel And Hamas"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdozens-of-senators-call-for-cease-fire-between-israel-and-hamas%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=517417&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Dozens of senators called for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the militant group controlling Gaza, in statements Sunday amid another night of rocket attacks and airstrikes.<\/p>\n<p>One <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/press-releases\/sen-ossoff-leads-28-senators-urging-immediate-ceasefire-in-middle-east\/\">statement<\/a> led by Georgia Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff gathered 28 co-signers, including Majority Whip Dick Durbin. A second <a href=\"https:\/\/www.murphy.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/murphy-young-call-for-ceasefire-in-middle-east\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a> followed from Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy and Indiana Sen. Todd Young, the top lawmakers on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo prevent any further loss of civilian life and to prevent further escalation of conflict in Israel and the Palestinian territories, we urge an immediate ceasefire,\u201d Ossoff\u2019s statement said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIsrael has the right to defend itself from Hamas\u2019 rocket attacks, in a manner proportionate with the threat its citizens are facing,\u201d Murphy and Young said. \u201cAs a result of Hamas\u2019 rocket attacks and Israel\u2019s response, both sides must recognize that too many lives have been lost and must not escalate the conflict further.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are encouraged by reports that the parties are exploring a ceasefire,\u201d they added. \u201cWe hope that this ceasefire can be reached quickly and that additional steps can be taken to preserve a two-state future.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/14\/us-military-travel-warning-israel-gaza-hamas-terrorism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: US Yanks Its Military From Israel, Warns Americans Against Traveling Due To Terrorist Groups \u2018Plotting Possible Attacks\u2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7192336\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"35\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7192336\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7192336\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232873479-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Israeli Iron Dome missile defence system (L) intercepts rockets (R) fired by the Hamas movement towards southern Israel from Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip as seen in the sky above the Gaza Strip overnight on May 14, 2021. (Photo by ANAS BABA\/AFP via Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232873479-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232873479-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232873479-620x413-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232873479-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232873479-1536x1024-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232873479-2048x1365-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7192336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Israeli Iron Dome missile defense system (L) intercepts rockets (R) fired by the Hamas movement towards southern Israel from Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on May 14, 2021. (ANAS BABA\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Though Durbin signed on to Ossoff\u2019s statement, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer did not. He, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Joe Biden have <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/15\/joe-biden-phone-calls-mahmoud-abbas-benjamin-netanyahu-israel-palestine-gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">insisted<\/a> that Israel has the right to defend itself against attacks from Hamas, even as some Democrats have <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/13\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-criticizes-joe-biden-israel-right-to-defend-itself\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">criticized<\/a> their remarks defending America\u2019s top Middle Eastern ally.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/14\/israeli-palestinian-conflict-moderate-democrats-squad-nancy-pelosi-aoc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: The Israel-Palestinian Conflict Is Dividing Democrats)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Multiple reports have showed the damage in both Israel and Gaza from the barrage of rockets and airstrikes. Rockets from Hamas have killed 10 Israelis, including two children, while airstrikes into the Palestinian territory have killed 198 people, including 58 children, according to a BBC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-57138996\">report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dozens of senators called for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the militant group controlling Gaza, in statements Sunday amid another night of rocket attacks and airstrikes.One statement led by &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2278291,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232873479-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Dozens Of Senators Call For Cease Fire Between Israel And Hamas","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-517417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1232873479-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Dozens Of Senators Call For Cease Fire Between Israel And Hamas","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/517417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=517417"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/517417\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2278291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=517417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=517417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=517417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}