Biden says he’d be ‘comfortable’ with Israel scrapping ground op reportedly planned in Lebanon

Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

US President Joe Biden speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Dover Air Force Base, in Dover, Delaware, Septemer 29, 2024, to return to Washington. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
US President Joe Biden speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Dover Air Force Base, in Dover, Delaware, Septemer 29, 2024, to return to Washington. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Asked by reporters if he’s comfortable with reports and remarks that indicate Israel is preparing to imminently launch a limited ground incursion into Lebanon, US President Joe Biden responds: “I’m more aware than you might know and I’m comfortable with them stopping. We should have a ceasefire now.”

Note: A previous version of this report erroneously quoted Biden as saying, “I’m more worried than you might know.”

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