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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/24/us/politics/israel-hamas-cease-fire.html
White House Says a Cease-Fire Would Only Benefit Hamas
(New York Times) Erica L. Green - The U.S. on Tuesday rejected growing calls to support a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas because such a move would only benefit Hamas, White House spokesman John F. Kirby said. "We're going to continue to make sure Israel has the tools and the capabilities that they need to defend themselves. We're going to continue to try to get that humanitarian assistance in, and we're going to continue to try to get hostages and people out of Gaza appropriately." "A cease-fire, right now, really only benefits Hamas. It is ugly and it's going to be messy, and innocent civilians are going to be hurt going forward." Kirby said that Israel had a legitimate concern that Hamas could abscond with humanitarian shipments of fuel and use it for military purposes.