U.S. Evaluates Hamas' Response to U.N.-Backed Gaza Truce Proposal

The United States is reviewing Hamas' formal reply to a U.N.-endorsed Gaza truce proposal, received via Qatari and Egyptian intermediaries. White House spokesperson John Kirby confirmed during a virtual press briefing that it's beneficial to have Hamas' response and that U.S. officials are carefully assessing it.

The United States has received and is evaluating Palestinian group Hamas' formal reply to a U.N.-backed Gaza truce proposal sent to Qatari and Egyptian mediators, White House spokesperson John Kirby said on Tuesday.

Kirby, in a virtual briefing with reporters, said it was helpful to have a response from Hamas and that U.S. officials were working their way through it.