Hamas, White House and Israel
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A senior Hamas official criticized the United States for treating Israel's demands as the "only response for negotiation," calling it a violation of "the integrity and fairness of mediation" in ceasefire talks.
The White House has been willing to engage directly with Hamas to help broker deals and successfully won the release this month of the last living U.S. citizen held hostage by the militant group, 21-year-old Edan Alexander. But a broader halt to the fighting has been more elusive since a two-month ceasefire broke down in mid-March.