Biden to speak about Israel-Hamas war at 8pm ET; Yoav Gallant tells troops gathered at Gaza border to ‘get organised, be ready’
Hamas and Israel at war: what we know on day 14
It is only the second prime-time Oval Office address in the Democratic president’s nearly three years in office; in June he cheered the end of a debt ceiling standoff.
The speech comes as Israeli officials signal their readiness for a ground offensive.