Good evening I'm John Yang.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has thrown up a hurdle to President Biden's proposed path to ending the war in Gaza.

He said there can be no permanent ceasefire until Hamas's military and governing

capabilities are destroyed.

In a statement, Netanyahu said, the notion that Israel will agree to a permanent ceasefire before these conditions are fulfilled is a non-starter.

On Friday, Mr. Biden said Israel's bombardment of Gaza has left Hamas no longer capable of another large-scale attack on Israel like October 7th

and that it is time for this war to end. The families of Israelis held hostage in Gaza

called on both Israel and Hamas to take the deal.

Hamas said it views the president's proposal positively, as do many war-weary Gaza residents.

This proposal came late, but better late than never.

We hope from God the American administration and the European community in general

to continue to put pressure on Israel for a ceasefire.

Netanyahu also accepted an invitation from the bipartisan congressional leadership

to address a joint meeting of the House and Senate.

A barrage of 100 Russian missiles and drones targeted the power grid across Ukraine today.

At least 19 people were injured, 8 of them children.

The attack came as Ukrainian President Valotir Zelensky is attending a defense

summit in Singapore.

He's trying to convince more Asian and Western countries to supply weapons to his country and cut ties with Moscow.

South Africa's ANC party has lost its majority in Parliament for the first time since the end of white minority rule 30 years ago. The party once led by Nelson Mandela got just over 40% of the vote in

national elections this week. South Africa is struggling with high

unemployment, electricity and water shortages, and

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