A video of the president's response to the Israeli news reporter who asked the question is circulating widely online.

Kraus caught the moment on video and appeared to hold back laughter as Biden pivoted to his Oval Office meeting with Herzog, whom he hailed as “a personal friend.” The outgoing president has a history of lashing out at reporters who pepper him with questions he doesn’t like.

Joe Biden asked a reporter if she could be hit in the head by a camera as he appeared to avoid a question about the Israeli hostage deal before leaving office in January.

Social media users tore into President Biden on Tuesday after he mocked an Israeli journalist in the Oval Office for asking him if he will be able to free hostages from Hamas.

The Israeli television reporter whose question about a potential hostage deal to President Biden sparked an awkward rebuke on Tuesday opened up about the now-viral exchange in an interview with

President Biden asked President-elect Trump during their two-hour meeting on Wednesday to work together in order to push for a ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas. Why it matters: Biden wants to use the two months he has left in office to break the prolonged deadlock in the negotiations over a Gaza deal.