Biden's comments as he appeared on ABC chat show "The View" came as Israel put troops on alert for possible entry into Lebanon and the war in Gaza grinds on.

"An all-out war is possible," Biden said when asked about the situation. "What I think is, also, the opportunity is still in play to have a settlement that could fundamentally change the whole region."

Biden appeared to raise the possibility of a ceasefire in Lebanon, where Israeli strikes targeting the Hezbollah militia have killed more than 600 people this week.

"They have a possibility, I don't want to exaggerate it, there's a possibility if we can deal with a ceasefire in Lebanon that it can move into dealing with the West Bank as well," said Biden.

Israel has been carrying out deadly raids in the occupied West Bank since late August targeting what it says are Palestinian militants.

Biden added however that "we also have Gaza to deal with", as efforts stall to get a ceasefire deal to end Israel's war on Gaza which began on October 7.

"But it's possible and I'm using every bit of energy with my team to get this done. There's a desire to see change in the region," he said.

The US president also pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to drop his opposition to an independent Palestinian state to end the crisis.

"I don't agree with his (Netanyahu's) position. There needs to be a two-state solution," Biden told the show's all-women panel, led by US comedian Whoopi Goldberg.

Israel says hit more than 2,000 'terrorist targets' in Lebanon in three daysJerusalem, Sept 25, 2024 (AFP) -

The Israeli military said it has hit more than 2,000 Hezbollah targets in Lebanon over the past three days, including hundreds on Wednesday.

The United Nations reported that over 90,000 people have been displaced in Lebanon this week due to Israel's strikes.

Since Monday, the UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM) has recorded "90,530 newly displaced persons" in Lebanon, a statement said.

It added that nearly 40,000 of them are sheltering in 283 sites.

"Since this morning, 51 people have lost their lives and 223 have been injured in various strikes," marking the third day of extensive Israeli airstrikes across the country, Lebanese Minister of Health Firass Abiad told reporters during a news conference in Beirut on Wednesday.

The UN Security Council scheduled an emergency meeting on Lebanon for Wednesday at the request of France.