[State Department ] Reacting to reports of a ceasefire in Gaza, State Department Deputy Spokesman Tom Casey said Tuesday: "Saying you've got a loaded gun to my head but you're not going to fire it today is far different than taking the gun down, locking it up, and saying you're not going to use it again. So even if this, in fact, is a true report, unfortunately, it hardly takes Hamas out of the terrorism business and it hardly meets the terms that the Quartet has laid out for what one would expect. It also doesn't meet the terms that President Abbas has laid out for a reincorporation of Hamas or Hamas political elements into a political union or political dialogue."
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