The United States remains committed to trying to get a ceasefire, State Department deputy spokesperson Tommy Pigott said today, but would not say if the US will fully pull out of its negotiating role in the Doha format, APA reports quoting CNN.
“This is a very dynamic situation,” he said at a press briefing. “The question here has never been our commitment to try to get a ceasefire. We’ve seen that engagement. The question here has always been Hamas’ commitment to a ceasefire.”
Witkoff would not say what in the Hamas response made the United States determine it was negotiating in bad faith.
Asked whether the US will pursue additional steps to increase the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza in the absence of a ceasefire, Pigott again touted the work of the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
“It is never enough in a war zone,” he said. “That’s why we were working so hard for a ceasefire.”
