Speaking to ABC News on Sunday morning, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the US had “every expectation” that Israel would “say yes” to the proposed ceasefire deal if Hamas accepts.

“We’re waiting for an official response from Hamas,” he said, adding that the US hopes that both sides agree to start the first phase of the plan “as soon as possible”.

During that initial six-week pause in the fighting, Mr Kirby said the “two sides would sit down and try to negotiate what phase two could look like, and when that could begin”.

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    2 months ago

    Didn’t Netanyahu say just the other day that there’d be no ceasefire until his war goals in Palestine had been achieved?

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    2 months ago

    We expect them to accept their own plan? Dude, fuck Israel at this point. This shouldn’t be newsworthy, and yet it is, because of course there’s a good chance they would reject their own plan in order to keep killing women and children.

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        2 months ago

        Bibi’s word ain’t shit. Even if he signs, I’m sure he’ll still have “tactical” responses. Probably in and around aid. Or start shit in Lebanon and the West Bank.

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          I’d believe if they lock him up and convict the genocidal maniac for being a massive piece of shit,

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      They’ll have leveled the entirety of Raffah, so now most/all of Gaza is almost uninhabitable. “I mean, we gonna bomb the rubble? Sure we’ll sign a cease fire. It never stopped us before”

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    The “pause” bullshit basically just means the genocide will continue after the hostages are handed over.

    Amazing that Israel hasn’t yet slaked their thirst for palestinian children’s blood yet. Absolute insanity.

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    This feels like a fuckin merry-go-round. And everyone knows how it’s going to turn out. The US and/or Hamas will roughly agree on something that could lead to a truce, and then Bibi will throw it out the window for some made-up reason, or just because he’s feeling obstinate on that particular Tuesday.