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Washington: President Joe Biden has voiced support for a humanitarian "pause" to Israel's war to get "prisoners" out of Gaza.
The 80-year-old Democrat was delivering remarks to some 200 supporters in the northern US state when a member of the audience shouted out to him.
"As a rabbi, I need you to call for a ceasefire right now," she said, referring to the deadly conflict between Israel and Hamas.
The president responded: "I think we need a pause. A pause means giving time to get the prisoners out."
Asked about his remarks, the White House later clarified that by "prisoners" the president was referring to hostages held by Hamas.
The White House has previously called for "humanitarian pauses" to allow aid to be delivered into Gaza or to carry out evacuations, but has so far refused to discuss a ceasefire.
