US leaders invite Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress

The Israel-Hamas war has caused widespread concerns in the US and abroad over Israel’s conduct and the extensive civilian death toll.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Ohad Zwigenberg/AP)

Top US leaders have invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress, a show of wartime support for the longtime ally despite mounting political divisions over Israel’s military assault on Gaza.

The invitation from House speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican, and Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat, with Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries, has been in the works for some time.