The White House is lamenting the collapse of cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas and pledging to keep working with both sides to strike a deal.
Displaced Palestinians arrive in central Gaza after fleeing from the southern Gaza city of Rafah in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, on Thursday, May 9, 2024. The Israeli army has ordered tens of thousands of people to evacuate Rafah as …“We don’t have a deal and that’s deeply regrettable,” said White House national security spokesperson John Kirby on Friday. “We still believe that a deal was possible. We still believe, as I said the other day, the gaps remaining can be surmounted.
Despite the latest breakdown, Mr. Kirby said a deal is possible, but both sides will have to get more serious about hammering out an agreement.“It’s going to require leadership. It’s going to require some moral courage and it’s going to require the continued ability to compromise and negotiate in good faith. We’re not giving up on that,” he said.New episode: Leninism is diabolical
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