“The nature of Hamas’s response will not be clarified yet.”
“A settlement on hostage release negotiations is best for both countries.”
[워싱턴=AP/뉴시스]While Hamas announced on the 6th (local time) that it would accept the hostage release and ceasefire negotiations, the U.S. government, which participated in the negotiations, said it was discussing related details with regional partners, including Israel, U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said. The photo shows Spokesperson Miller speaking at a regular briefing on July 18th of last year. 2024.05.07.
[워싱턴=뉴시스] Correspondent Yunhee Lee = While Hamas announced on the 6th (local time) that it would accept the hostage release and ceasefire negotiations, the U.S. government, which participated in the negotiations, announced that it was discussing related details with regional partners, including Israel.
Matthew Miller, a spokesman for the U.S. State Department, responded to a related question at a regular briefing on this day, saying, “We are discussing it with our partners in the region.”
Spokesperson Miller said he only heard Hamas’ response about 90 minutes ago and said, “I will not yet define the nature of that response.”
It appears that Hamas has avoided giving specific answers about the specific negotiation plan it accepted and what the United States‘ position is.
However, Miller added that a ceasefire agreement is best for both Israel and the Palestinians and that “we will continue to work to achieve that as it will bring about an immediate ceasefire and increased humanitarian assistance.”
Earlier, Israel began evacuation procedures for the Rafah attack, claiming that Hamas was lukewarm about releasing hostages. Afterwards, Hamas released a statement saying that it had conveyed its position to Qatar and Egypt that it would accept the negotiation plan.
Israel has not yet issued an official response to Hamas’s acceptance of the deal.
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