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Friday, March 1, 2024
Kirby: ‘A deal triggering a six-week ceasefire is currently on the table’
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby says during a press briefing that “a deal triggering a six-week ceasefire is currently on the table.”
While US President Joe Biden said yesterday that the mass-casualty incident surrounding a Gaza aid convoy would complicate ongoing hostage negotiations, Kirby says, “it’s too soon to know whether yesterday’s incident will impact the talks.”
“With the fighting stopped, aid will be able to flow more freely at an increased level, and the hostages — starting with women, the elderly and the wounded — can be released in stages,” Kirby says. “We’re going to keep our shoulder to the wheel on that and work very, very hard in the coming days.”
