Biden speaks with Egypt's Sisi and Qatar's emir, discusses 'massacre' in northern Gaza

US President Joe Biden spoke with the leaders of Egypt and Qatar about the ongoing negotiations to secure the release of Hamas hostages and a six-week pause in fighting, the White House said.

The White House also said that Biden discussed the incident in which Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinians waiting for food aid in northern Gaza, killing more than 100 according to the health ministry. Biden described it as a "tragic and alarming incident", according to the White House.

This, however, differs from what the president said earlier in which he stated there were "competing versions" of what took place.