(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on January 12, 2025 shows US President Joe Biden speaking in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 3, 2025 and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking during a press conference in Jerusalem on December 9, 2024. Biden spoke on the phone with Netanyahu on January 12, 2025, to discuss negotiations for a hostage release and Gaza ceasefire deal, a US official said. (Photo by Chris Kleponis and Maya Alleruzzo / various sources / AFP) (Photo by CHRIS KLEPONISMAYA ALLERUZZO/AFP/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)