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US President Joe Biden said on Monday that hospitals in Gaza “must be protected”, after Israeli forces surrounded the strip’s largest medical facility, with air strikes and gunfire making it impossible for civilians to escape.
“My hope and expectation is that there will be less intrusive action relative to hospitals and we remain in contact with the Israelis,” Biden told reporters. He added that negotiations were continuing over a pause in fighting to secure the release of prisoners. “So I remain somewhat hopeful, but hospitals must be protected,” the president said.
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