U.S. Advises Israel to Delay Gaza Invasion, Officials Say

Edward Wong and Michael D. Shear reported from Washington, Eric Schmitt from Stuttgart, Germany, and Ronen Bergman from Tel Aviv. The Biden administration has advised Israel to delay a ground invasion of Gaza, hoping to buy time for hostage negotiations and to allow more humanitarian aid to reach Palestinians in the sealed-off enclave, according to several U.S. officials. American officials also w

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An official with knowledge of the hostage negotiations, which are taking place mainly through Qatar, said Hamas had warned that a ground invasion would make hostage releases much less likely.