US is 'reaching end of its ability' to resist ceasefire calls: Axios

US President Joe Biden's administration conveyed to the Israeli government that it is nearing the end of its ability to resist calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, an unidentified Israeli official told Axios news website.

"An Israeli official said the Biden administration hadn't given Israel a deadline for reaching a ceasefire but had been stressing on Monday that it was reaching the end of its ability to hold back international pressure on Israel over the Gaza operation," Axios reporter Barak Ravid wrote.

The comment comes after the White House said Biden expressed "support for a ceasefire" in a call with Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu.

Washington has been blocking a UN Security Council statement calling for a ceasefire, as Netanyahu asserts that Israel's military operation in Gaza will take "as long as necessary."