 President Joe Biden said Wednesday said he thought there should be a humanitarian pause in the Israel-Hamas war in order to get prisoners out. Biden was speaking at a fundraiser for his 2024 reelection campaign when a protester interrupted him, calling for a ceasefire, I think we need a pause, Biden said. A pause means give time to get the prisoners out. More than 1,000 protested in the city not far from where the fundraiser was held, carrying Palestinian flags and signs that said stop bombing children, free Palestine and ceasefire now the protesters in Minneapolis returned to the federal courthouse plaza later where the protests started and paused for Muslim prayers.