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White House: No update on hostage talks, but Hamas remains the obstacle
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
Asked for an update on the ongoing hostage talks, White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby says he doesn’t have one to give, while insisting that Hamas remains the main obstacle to a deal.
Kirby insists that US efforts to secure a deal continue and that it will not give up.
“It is because of Hamas throwing up obstacles or refusing to move on any of these details that we are still not at a conclusion,” Kirby says during a press briefing.
“We’re very, very close,” he adds.
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