White House Dodges on if World Is Better Without Hamas Leader, Says We Must Focus on Ceasefire
- August 3, 2024
During an interview with Deutsche Welle on Thursday that was released on Friday, White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby responded to a question on if the world is better off without Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh by stating that “it’s important that we focus on getting the ceasefire deal.” And doing so “would make for a better Middle East.”
DW Washington Bureau Chief Ines Pohl asked, [relevant exchange begins around 3:00] “There is another major conflict, of course, in the Middle East. The United States wasn’t informed about the killing of the Hamas leader in Iran, is this correct?”
Kirby answered, “We were not involved in this at all. And there was certainly no foreknowledge.”