Biden, 'the suffering of the Palestinians is at the top of my mind' - Middle East. 'This year Ramadan comes at a time of immense pain' - he continues.
More than 30,000 Palestinians have been killed, most of them civilians, including thousands of children, he says. The war in Gaza has inflicted terrible suffering on the Palestinian people, he adds. "The holy month is aTime of reflection and renewal" - he says in a statement released overnight by the White House.