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White House says no hostage talks taking place, blames Sinwar
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby says there are no negotiations for a hostage deal and Gaza ceasefire ongoing, blaming Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar for the deadlock.
“I wish I could tell you that there are fresh negotiations at hand. There aren’t, but that’s because Mr. Sinwar has shown absolutely zero interest in continuing that discussion,” Kirby says during a press briefing.
“We’re going to keep at it. We’re still working on it… and we’re not going to give up on those efforts,” he says.
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