As the focus of Iran’s terror proxy war against Israel has shifted from Gaza to Lebanon, some observers have speculated whether the military clash between Israel and Hezbollah undermines the dormant hostage negotiations with Hamas in Gaza.
However, U.S. State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller blasted the terrorist organization Hamas on Wednesday for its refusal to engage in the internationally brokered hostage negotiations.
“It’s not that it’s been overtaken by the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. It’s that Hamas has, again, refused to engage,” Miller assessed.
The U.S. official stressed that Hamas’ refusal to accept a hostage deal precedes the current intense fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
“Hamas has been unwilling to come to the table to engage the past several weeks,” Miller stated. “So yes, it’s true that we have not been able to advance these ceasefire talks, but it’s not because of any lack of effort by the United States or our partners in the region. It’s because the terrorist organization that Iran has sponsored for years and years and years has refused to come to the table,” he emphasized. […]
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