Kirby: US remains hopeful for '6 weeks of peace' with hostage deal that 'Hamas has not fully rejected'

White House national security communications adviser John Kirby said Sunday that the United States remains hopeful for "six weeks of peace" with a hostage deal that "Hamas has not fully rejected."

Speaking with host George Stephanopoulos on ABC's "This Week," Kirby said Israel assured the Biden administration that the Jewish state will not launch a campaign in the final Hamas stronghold of Rafah "until we've had a chance to really share our perspectives and our concerns with them."

"If...