The White House is in receipt of Hamas’s reply to Israel’s proposed ceasefire deal and is evaluating it now, National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby told reporters on Tuesday afternoon less than an hour after negotiators reported Hamas’s response.
Kirby declined to provide a detailed answer on Hamas’s response saying he didn’t want to get ahead of the White House’s evaluation.
The White House’s assumption is that Hamas’s response delivered to Qatar came with Yaha Sinwar’s approval, according to Kirby.
