President of the United States, Joe Biden defended on Wednesday the need for a “pause” of Israeli bombing in the Gaza Strip remove Hamas hostages from the territory.

“I think we need a break. A pause means time to get the prisoners out,” the president said in response to protests from a woman who interrupted a campaign event in Minnesota.

A woman who identified herself as a rabbi was removed from the event by security, screaming. “Cease fire immediately.”

Biden assessed that this is a very difficult situation for the Israelis. “and also for the Muslim world.”

The democrat emphasized that he has always supported two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Washington asked for the first time on October 24, “humanitarian pause” in the Gaza Strip to be able to deliver aid to civilians in the Gaza Strip during Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s speech at the UN Security Council, although he did not join the request for a ceasefire that the secretary had made shortly before. UN Representative Antonio Guterres.

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Three days later John KirbyA White House spokesman said at a press conference that the US administration would support “humanitarian pauses” both on the import of materials into the sector and on the exit of prisoners, and assured that this is something that they have discussed with Israel, but at the moment they have nothing to announce.

(according to information from EFE)