He said he has asked for even a longer pause in some cases.
President Joe Biden takes questions from reporters before he boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Nov. 9, 2023.i Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a three-day pause in the Gaza fighting and expressed frustration with some of his Israeli counterpart's actions following Hamas terrorists' Oct. 7 surprise attack on Israel.
"Did you ask to pause for three days to get the hostages out?" ABC News Senior White House Correspondent Selina Wang asked Biden as he left Joint Base Andrews for a trip to Illinois.President Joe Biden takes questions from reporters before he boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Nov. 9, 2023.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shakes hands with President Joe Biden as they meet on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Sept. 20, 2023."Israel will begin to implement four-hour pauses in areas of northern Gaza each day, with an announcement to be made three hours beforehand.
However, Richard Hecht, spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces, said the implementation of four-hour pauses "is not a shift" and that the IDF is already "doing it de facto." Hecht characterized it as an expansion of what is already taking place.While leaving the White House, Biden said his message to the families of hostages held by Hamas is, "We're not going to stop until we get them out.""Yes.
Ten days after the Hamas terror attack on Israel, Iran-backed militants began what has become a spate of near-daily aggression. Since Oct. 17, American troops have been attacked at least 41 times in the region, according to U.S. officials.
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