White House reiterates belief that IDF strike on aid workers shouldn’t impact hostage talks

People gather around the remains of a car used by US-based aid group World Central Kitchen that was hit by an Israeli strike the previous day, in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on April 2, 2024. (AFP)
People gather around the remains of a car used by US-based aid group World Central Kitchen that was hit by an Israeli strike the previous day, in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on April 2, 2024. (AFP)

The United States does not expect the Israeli strike that killed seven World Central Kitchen workers in Gaza to impact talks on an Israel-Hamas ceasefire and releases of hostages and Palestinian prisoners, the White House reiterates.

“The ceasefire and hostage negotiations are ongoing,” White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby tells reporters in a briefing. “I wouldn’t anticipate any particular impact on those discussions as a result of the strike yesterday.”

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