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WH NSC Kirby: A Ceasefire Now Would Only Benefit Hamas

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White House National Security Council Spokesperson, John Kirby, has told reporters at the White House that the US does not believe that a ceasefire would be in the interests of Israel.

  • Kirby: "We believe a ceasefire right now would only benefit Hamas."
  • Kirby indicates that the US is not pressing Israel to rethink a ground invasion of Gaza: "That is a question for the Israeli Defence Forces, they get to make the decisions about what operations they conduct."
  • On recent attacks on US personnel in the region, Kirby says: "We remain deeply concerned by the potential for future attacks on our troops... we've seen about a dozen over the past several days... it's potentially a dangerous environment and we're taking it very seriously."

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