Egypt has reportedly drawn up a proposal for the Palestinian groups to promise to stop attacks in return for demanding that Israel halts its "targeted killings" of suspected militants andattacks on their homes.
Moreover, Biden continued, women are subject to acid attacks, so-called honour killingsand other horrors in many parts of the world, and they look to the United States as an example of leadership and resolve when it comes to addressing violence against women.
With international combat forces set to withdraw by the end of next year, such attacks are now used more for targeted killingsand less for supporting ground troops.