White House Evaluating Hamas Response to Cease-Fire Deal

The White House is evaluating Hamas’s response to a U.S.-led ceasefire agreement as the Biden administration attempts to broker a lasting peace settlement in the Middle East.

Hamas and the smaller Islamic Jihad militant group, both of which are designated by the United States as terror organizations, said they were ready to “deal positively to arrive at an agreement” and that their priority is to bring a “complete stop” to the war.

National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said the Biden administration received a copy of Hamas’s response shortly after it was delivered to Egyptian and Qatari officials.

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