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Biden Hopes to See Cease-fire in Gaza by Next Week. NBC News reports that President Biden said on Monday that he hopes there will be a cease-fire in Gaza by next week. During a visit in New York City, Biden shared his comment with a reporter. ”My hope is by next Monday we will have a cease-fire.” "My national security adviser tells me that we're close, close but not done yet.” While on 'Late Night with Seth Meyers,' Biden also said that Israel would stop their offensive during Ramadan. ”Ramadan's coming up and there has been an agreement by the Israelis that they would not engage in activities during Ramadan as well, in order to give us time to get all the hostages out.” But on Tuesday, Israel and Hamas downplayed any notion that a cease-fire was imminent. Israel has bombarded Gaza with a military offensive since Hamas' attack on Israel on October 7th, killing 1,200. According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, nearly 30,000 in Gaza have been killed. THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT