US President Joe Biden said he had called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to congratulate him on the killing of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, adding that he was “hopeful” about getting a Gaza ceasefire.

“I called Bibi Netanyahu to congratulate him on getting Sinwar. He had a lot of blood on his hands,” Biden told reporters after arriving in Germany.

“Further, that now is the time to move on,” Biden said according to AFP.