The president of the United States, Joe Biden, called this Sunday for “an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.” He said it at a university in Georgia, where he defended the two-state solution. His words come after weeks of protests by university students.

“What is happening in Gaza and Israel is heartbreaking. What Hamas did is atrocious and innocent Palestinians were caught in the line of fire. There is a humanitarian crisis in Gaza. That’s why, I ask for an immediate ceasefire to stop the fighting and bring the kidnapped people home,” he said.

This is how he spoke this Sunday about the war in Gaza, which has motivated protests in universities across the country, at the graduation ceremony at Morehouse University in Georgia, where he assured that he works “day and night” to achieve “an immediate ceasefire” in the Palestinian strip.

It is his first meeting with students since the protests by university students for Palestine and against the support that the White House has given to Israel began. “We are working day and night to lead an international effort to bring more aid to Gaza,” he said.

And he has reiterated that he has called for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, in a speech that gave him the opportunity to address young black voters in a message in which he also spoke about the virtues of democracy. He has maintained that his Administration is working to unite the region, “to build lasting peace.