Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, Biden peace proposal

President Joe Biden speaks at the White House on May 31. Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesPresident Joe Biden has laid out a three-phase Israeli proposal to end the conflict in Gaza, saying “It’s time for this war to end.”Speaking at the White House, Biden said Hamas has been degraded to a point where it can no longer carry out the type of attack that launched the current eight-month conflict.The three phases: Biden said the first phase would last six weeks and include the “withdrawal of Israeli forces from all populated areas of Gaza” and “release of a number of…