Jon Finer: Not Only Is Hamas Not Seeking a Cease-Fire, But Are Saying that Their Goal Is to Repeat the Attacks

RADDATZ If we could ░░░░░░░░ s talk about a ░░░░░░░░ for a moment The ░░░░░░░░ has said that would ░░░░░░░░ would benefit from that ░░░░░░░░ you still see any ░░░░░░░░ of ceasefire or a ░░░░░░░░ as something you don ░░░░░░░░ want FINER Well I ░░░░░░░░ say a few things ░░░░░░░░ this One is we ░░░░░░░░ said that certainly in ░░░░░░░░ context of of some ░░░░░░░░ of hostage deal one ░░░░░░░░ the things that that ░░░░░░░░ enable is a much ░░░░░░░░ extended period of pause ░░░░░░░░ would first and foremost ░░░░░░░░ the hostages to actually ░░░░░░░░ released safely but that ░░░░░░░░ also make it much ░░░░░░░░ to both bring humanitarian ░░░░░░░░ into Gaza and also ░░░░░░░░ that assistance throughout Gaza ░░░░░░░░ s a priority for ░░░░░░░░ separate and apart from ░░░░░░░░ hostage deal but certainly ░░░░░░░░ deal and a pause ░░░░░░░░ make that easier to ░░░░░░░░ That s been a ░░░░░░░░ challenge up till now ░░░░░░░░ we are saying about ░░░░░░░░ ceasefire and I think ░░░░░░░░ s been very clear ░░░░░░░░ position of this administration ░░░░░░░░ is that not only ░░░░░░░░ Hamas not seeking a ░░░░░░░░ but they are saying ░░░░░░░░ their goal is to ░░░░░░░░ the events of October ░░░░░░░░ the horrific attacks that ░░░░░░░░ place again and again ░░░░░░░░ the extent that they ░░░░░░░░ until Israel is eliminated ░░░░░░░░ their rhetoric obviously We ░░░░░░░░ don t accept that ░░░░░░░░ neither could Israel or ░░░░░░░░ any country that has ░░░░░░░░ subject to that sort ░░░░░░░░ threat And so calling ░░░░░░░░ one side to accept ░░░░░░░░ ceasefire under that circumstance ░░░░░░░░ when Hamas retains the ░░░░░░░░ Israel s military operations ░░░░░░░░ not yet complete is ░░░░░░░░ something that we re ░░░░░░░░ to support at this ░░░░░░░░