Biden "moment of justice" over Hamas chief's death

U.S. President Joe Biden has called the death of Palestinian militant Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar "a moment of justice."

"The death of leader Hamas was a moment of justice," Biden, who visited Berlin on the 18th local time, told a joint news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

When news of Sinwar's death was reported on his trip to Germany the previous afternoon, President Biden issued a statement saying, "Now there is an opportunity for a political solution that can provide a better future for both Israelis and Palestinians in Gaza, which is not ruled by Hamas."

"It's a rare opportunity to end this terrible war and speed up the delivery of humanitarian aid in Gaza," U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, who traveled to Brussels, Belgium, to attend a meeting of NATO defense ministers, also told a news conference.

The remarks are interpreted as a clear indication of the U.S. government's willingness to resume stalled ceasefire negotiations in Gaza in the wake of Sinwar's death.