White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby indicates that the US anticipates that the Israel-Hamas war will continue after the multi-day truce expires.
“The fight is not over. The war is not over. The threat that Hamas poses is still real and still viable to the Israeli people,” Kirby says during a briefing with American Jewish community leaders.
Kirby reiterates that the US will “continue to make sure that we’re giving [Israel] the tools the capabilities the weapons systems that they need to continue to go after Hamas.”
The White House spokesperson cautions against assuming that the deal has been finalized, speaking hours before Israel announced a one-day delay in implementation due to logistical hiccups.
“Nobody’s doing touchdown dances here. Now’s the time for everybody to watch very, very closely. Because this is this is going to come down now to implementation and execution,” Kirby says.
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