WATCH: White House says latest round of cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas will be key

WASHINGTON — White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says the latest round of talks about a cease-fire in fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza are going to be key.
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“Tomorrow’s going to be an important day. We want to see a cease-fire. We want to see an end to this war, we want to see hostages come home, including American hostages, we want to see (an) increase of humanitarian aid going into Gaza,” she said. “And we believe the way to deescalate the tensions that we’re seeing in the Middle East is to get to this deal.”
Jean-Pierre was speaking at a White House news briefing on Wednesday.
Pressed on how there could be meaningful talks if Hamas isn’t participating — as it has threatened not to — Jean-Pierre suggested the group might be bluffing.
“There’s always political posturing. We see this all the time in advance of talks. That’s not new,” she said.
Jean-Pierre refused to comment on the U.S. being potentially frustrated with additional Israel demands for a cease-fire, saying, “I’m not going to get into negotiations from here.”