Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s approach to the war in Gaza is a “mistake,” said US president Joe Biden as he called for a ceasefire.

“I think what he’s doing is a mistake. I don’t agree with his approach,” Biden told Univision, a US Spanish-language TV network. “What I’m calling for is for the Israelis to just call for a ceasefire, allow for the next six, eight weeks, total access to all food and medicine going into the country.”

The release of the interview comes after president Biden called Mr Netanyahu last week and reportedly threatened to withdraw US support for Israel’s offensive unless it took steps to protect aid workers and civilians.

Mr Biden failed to mention the release of hostages in the interview, forcing the White House to issue a statement confirming that the proposed truce would see 40 Israeli hostages released over the ceasefire period.

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