The U.S. government says it is examining the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas' agreement to a mediated proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza. "We're currently reviewing that response. And we're discussing it with our partners in the region," National Security Council Communications Director John Kirby said on Monday. Kirby evaded a journalist's question as to what exactly Hamas had agreed to in the proposal. He would not go into that, he said. "We still believe that reaching an agreement is the... Read this story
