WASHINGTON, September 29. /TASS/. US President Joe Biden considers necessary at present to reach cessation of hostilities in the border area of Israel and Lebanon.

"It’s time for a ceasefire," the US president said, responding to a question whether the Israeli ground invasion to Lebanon is inevitable.

"We’re responding," Biden noted when answering the question whether the US reacts to attempts of hitting its warships by missiles in the Red Sea.