Hollywood actors prod Biden to push for Mideast cease-fire

LOS ANGELES: A-list Hollywood celebrities including Cate Blanchett, Joaquin Phoenix, Ramy Youssef and Andrew Garfield penned a letter to US President Joe Biden on Friday, urging him to call for a cease-fire in Israel’s war with Hamas.

Dozens of top-flight names from the world of entertainment asked Biden to work to achieve an “immediate de-escalation and cease-fire in Gaza and Israel before another life is lost.”