Israel-Hamas war live: White House walks back Biden’s comment agreeing that Israel should delay Gaza ground assault

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White House says US president ‘didn’t hear the full question’ and was only commenting on whether he wanted to see more hostages released; father speaks after Hamas releases first hostages

Welcome to our rolling live coverage of the Israel-Hamas war, now on day 15. As it approaches 7.45am in Gaza City and Tel Aviv, here’s a snapshot of the latest developments. The White House has stepped back from Joe Biden’s comment apparently agreeing that Israel should delay a potential ground invasion of Gaza until more hostages can get out, saying the US president did not fully hear the question.

Reuters reported that late on Friday reporters shouted questions at Biden as he was climbing the stairs to board Air Force One. One of the questions was whether Israel should delay an invasion of Gaza until more hostages can get out, to which Biden replied: “Yes.” But White House communications director Ben LaBolt said later: “The question sounded like: ‘Would you like to see more hostages released?’ He wasn’t commenting on anything else.

 

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