Biden says Gaza shooting will complicate ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas

President Biden said Thursday that as he was still learning details about the shooting that killed or injured hundreds of people in northern Gaza, he believed the deaths had undermined efforts to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. could endanger.

Asked whether the shooting would complicate negotiations, Mr. Biden said: “I know it will.”

After saying earlier this week that he hoped a ceasefire deal could be reached next Monday, the president indicated that was unlikely, although he tried to remain optimistic.

“Probably not Monday, but I’m hopeful,” he told reporters before traveling to Brownsville, Texas, for a rare visit to the country’s southern border.