Joe Biden: Israel’s war will stop when Hamas loses the ‘capacity to murder’

President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference after his meeting with China’s President President Xi Jinping (Doug Mills/The New York Times/AP)

US President Joe Biden has said he believes Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza will only stop once the militant group’s ability to kill and injure Israelis is degraded.

He said he was urging Israel to exercise caution as it carried out military operations in Gaza’s largest hospital.