No Sign Of Humanitarian Pause Between Israel And Hamas

White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby has told reporters that there has been no movement on an agreement between Israel and Hamas to enact a humanitarian pause which could allow for the exchange of hostages and potentially lay the groundwork for a more permanent settlement to the conflict.

• Kirby says negotiations are ongoing but, "it would not be appropriate" for him to speculate on where that's going.
• Kirby says, on yesterday's strikes on three facilities in Iraq: "Initial reports indicate we had effective results on all three targets... I want to emphasize that these actions were taken in self defence... and consistent with international and domestic law."
• Kirby says that 24 countries issued a joint statement in support of US/UK strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen: "I think its notable that more and more countries now want to show that they condemn indiscriminate and unlawful Houthi attacks on international commerce.
• Kirby's comments, flagging up growing international support for military action against the Houthis, indicate that US strikes are likely to continue in the short-term.