Israel is coming under increasing pressure to agree to an extension of a four-day pause in its war with Hamas.
U.S. President Joe Biden said he supports prolonging the cease-fire, which is due to end on Tuesday morning and part of a deal to free hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. The halt in fighting is ¡°critically needed¡± for additional aid to get into the territory and for more captives to be freed.
¡°This deal is delivering life-saving results,¡± Biden told reporters on Sunday. ¡°This deal is structured so that it can be extended to keep building on these results. That¡¯s my goal. That¡¯s our goal: to keep this pause going beyond tomorrow.¡±
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