US urges Hamas to accept hostage deal and six-week pause to Gaza war
“Israel has put a forward-leaning deal on the table,” US National Security Communication Advisor John Kirby. “They have made an offer here. And the onus is on Hamas to accept it.”
Staff and volunteers of Amnesty International USA, MoveOn, Oxfam America and Win Without War hold a vigil outside the White House calling for a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Washington, U.S., December 18, 2023. (photo credit: REUTERS/Leah Millis )ByREUTERS, TOVAH LAZAROFFUpdated:
