The National Security spokesman acknowledges the tricky diplomatic situations.
VIDEO: John Kirby on US decision to send more troops to Middle EastWhite House National Security spokesman John Kirby on Thursday discussed the latest cease-fire negotiations between Lebanon and Israel asHe also acknowledged that there hasn't been much progress towards achieving a cease-fire in Gaza in recent days and weeks.ABC News' Linsey Davis sat down with Kirby to discuss more about potential cease-fires.
KIRBY: Well, we're talking to them about exactly how to see if we can't move this forward. As you saw in multiple nations last night called for a 21-day cease-fire. And I want to stress a couple of things. It's 21 days. It's temporary. Nobody's suggesting that Israel doesn't have a right to defend itself against Hezbollah terrorists. Of course they do. I mean, the, Hezbollah just launched a ballistic missile at Tel Aviv just yesterday.
KIRBY: I think comments like that are unhelpful and, quite frankly, not reflective of the deep and contextual relationship that we have with Israel. President Biden has been a staunch supporter of Israel in his entire public life, certainly as president of the United States, putting F-16s in with American pilots in the air to shoot Iranian missiles and drones down.
KIRBY: Man, Linsey, I wish I could tell you that, you know, we're on the brink of a breakthrough here. We're not. There hasn't been a whole lot of progress in recent days and weeks on getting a cease-fire in Gaza forward that would allow for those hostages to get home. You know, specifically the U.S., I think the, you know, expressions of concern or even calls for a cease-fire really are meaningless when, when you continue to provide arms that kill civilians. You know, the answer is never more arms. That only needs more violence and more escalation. And America's support, the blanket support that's provided for Israel, has exceeded any reasonable political calculus.
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