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 Biden says "all-out war" possible in the Middle East,

US President Joe Biden said “all-out war” is possible in the Middle East but that the window is still open to pull the region back from the brink of escalating conflict.

“An all out war is possible,” Biden said on the ABC daytime talk show “The View.”

“But I think there’s also the opportunity — we’re still in play to have a settlement that could fundamentally change the whole region,” he continued.

Biden was speaking as tensions were ratcheting up between Israel and Hezbollah and as American officials described ceasefire and hostage talks in Gaza as stalled.

The president reiterated the importance of finding a two-state solution and said a pathway was still open to securing such an outcome.

“There’s a way to do it, and they have a possibility – I don’t want to exaggerate it, but a possibility — if we can deal with a ceasefire in Lebanon, that it can move into dealing with the West Bank, but we also have Gaza to deal with,” he said.

“But it’s possible,” he said, “and I’m using every bit of energy I have with my team…to get this done. There’s a desire to see change in the region.”