Congressional leaders invite Israel’s Netanyahu to deliver an address at the Capitol

By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders have invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to deliver an address a the U.S. Capitol. The visit would provide 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, and the other leaders has been in the works for some time. No date was set for the speech. The Israel-Hamas war, now in its seventh month after an Oct. 7 Hamas attack, has caused widespread concerns over Israel’s conduct of the war.