John Kirby, the White House's national security communications adviser, said he was “confident” the United States could achieve this Ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas It will be carried out 467 days after the war and he says there is “a lot of credit for it”.
“We don't focus too much on credit,” Kirby said.The storyOn Wednesday. “As the president said, I mean, we're approaching this as a team, a team of Americans, to try to get Americans home to their families. And that's what matters. I think there's a lot of credit to go around. The matter here is not limited to the United States only… Egypt, Qatar, Prime Minister Netanyahu“He made some brave decisions during these negotiations, and there's a lot of credit to be given to everyone.”
Kirby acknowledged President-elect Donald Trump's new special envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, as a key figure in brokering the deal.
Hostage deal shows Hamas took Trump's threat seriously
“We worked on this as a team, as the American people expect us to do,” Biden’s national security communications adviser said.
“The president made it clear to us on the national security team that we need to make sure that the Trump team, particularly Mr. Witkoff, is an integral part of us and fully invested in everything we do because they will own it when we leave office,” Kirby revealed.
“Mr. Witkoff traveled to the region. He and Brett McGurk, our special coordinator for the Middle East, were talking several times a day for the past week or so as we went through the finer details and tried to wrap things up. Mr. Witkoff himself credited the work he was able to enjoy from While working with us.
Israeli army officers inspect maps in Khan Yunis, Gaza. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
“The bottom line,” Kirby says, “is to get the deal, bring the hostages home, and end the war.”
“Both President-elect Trump and certainly President Biden “They shared this goal and made sure their teams also shared this result,” he added.
As of Wednesday, Kirby expressed “confidence” in the deal's implementation, though he acknowledged there was still “hard work” ahead, in the wake of the ongoing conflict with Hamas since the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel.
Hamas terrorists parachute into Israel. (agitation)
President-elect Donald Trump Hamas warned on January 7 that “all hell will break loose” if the hostages were not returned at his inauguration.
The agreement is scheduled to enter into force on January 19, that is, just one day before President-elect Donald Trumpopening.
Kirby said a “major hurdle” had been “overcome”, which included completing the deal, signing it and putting it into effect. “I hope this weekend we will start to see some families reunited,” he said.
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