Democratic US presidential candidate Kamala Harris spoke out in favour of a ceasefire in the Gaza war and the release of the hostages, as she formally accepted her party’s nomination on Thursday. “With respect to the war in Gaza, President [Joe] Biden and I are working around the clock, because now is the time to get a hostage deal and a ceasefire deal done,” she said on the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. She spoke out against the attacks by Hamas militants and other Palestinian extremist groups on October 7. “I will always stand up for Israel’s right to defend i…