21 October 2023 at 02:00 Biden wants Israel to wait with ground invasion US President Joe Biden believes Israel should wait to send ground forces into Gaza until several of the hostages have been released, Reuters reports Biden answered “yes” when he was asked about this by a journalist on Friday , reports Reuters. A few hours earlier, a 17-year-old Israeli-American and her mother were released by Hamas. In meetings with Israeli representatives, the United States and its allies have asked the country to be strategic and clear about the goals if they enter the Gaza Strip with ground forces, sources tell CNN. The Western allies are said not to have tried to talk Israel out of a ground invasion, but emphasized that the goals for taking out Hamas must be clearly defined to avoid it ending in a long-term occupation. (NTB)
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