Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address lawmakers in the US Congress on July 24, Republican party leaders announced Thursday. The visit comes amid mounting pressure for the Israel – currently waging a deadly war in Gaza – and Hamas to agree to a permanent ceasefire as the country faces growing diplomatic isolation over the rising death toll in the enclave. President Joe Biden last week presented what he called an Israeli three-phase plan that would end the war, free all hostages and lead to the reconstruction of the devastated Palestinian territory without Hamas in power. But Ne…