Paul Whelan, a corporate security executive with joint British and US citizenship, has also been released.

The Republican former president wrongly claimed that in the past Kamala Harris only promoted her Indian heritage.

"It feels like we are sleepwalking towards a wider Middle East war", Zack Polanski said.

The endorsement was announced in a video showing Ms Harris accepting a joint phone call from the former first couple.

It comes as Benjamin Netanyahu flies out to Florida to meet Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, mending a years-long rift.

Four men were arrested at Manchester Airport for affray and assault on emergency service workers, police said.

France has been on high alert over the past few weeks as preparations to host the Olympics hit the final stretch.

The military said it is to begin an operation against Hamas militants who have embedded themselves in the area and used it to launch rockets.

He did not immediately throw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris.