The White House national security communications adviser John Kirby said he is 'confident' a deal will be implemented on Sunday despite Israeli claims that Hamas has backtracked on deal.
White House national security communications adviser John Kirby said Thursday morning that he is 'confident' that a cease-fire and hostage exchange deal can still be 'implemented' Sunday as families of two Americans slated for immediate release await answers. 'There's a deal,' Kirby told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos. 'We're confident that we're going to be able to start implementing it on Sunday.
Confusion over whether a deal had been successfully reached – as both the U.S. and Qatar had confirmed on Wednesday – erupted after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday claimed Hamas was 'creating a last-minute crisis that prevents a settlement.' 'Hamas is backing out of the explicit understandings agreed upon with the mediators and Israel in a last-minute blackmail attempt,' he claimed, according to a statement shared by Israeli news agency TPS-IL.
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