State Department Says There Has Been An 'Astounding Shift' In Gaza Negotiations Over The Past Six Months

State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce was asked about negotiations between Hamas, Israel, and the United States around Gaza.

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00:00We heard Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying that U.S. and Israel are

00:05getting closer to finding countries who will take in Palestinians. Can you tell us who

00:10are these countries? Are they in the Middle East or outside of the Middle East?

00:14Well, we know that this has been, through conversations and discussions, part of the

00:19ideas that have been discussed or, I suppose, contemplated. There's a realization that,

00:26as the President has noted, as the situation became quite obvious, that that was not an

00:33environment, the Gaza Strip, where one can live peacefully or safely. And in order to rebuild

00:40and to remake, people have to be safe. Where we go with those conversations, I won't discuss the

00:49end result, but we are at a point. This is, what is this, Tuesday? We're dealing with, after everything

00:55we've experienced, think about it. In just five to six months, what has changed already? The

01:02Secretary noted that a bit in his remarks at the Cabinet meeting. It's been an astounding shift

01:07to the future itself, not in a moment of a singular ceasefire, but changes in attitudes and what

01:17we expect. So I would say that there's a belief, in general, that things can change, that the

01:26people themselves are what's being considered, first and foremost. And it's the regional partners, that the

01:32nations in that region, who also have an overwhelming interest in the destruction and the

01:38carnage ending. And so we'll have to wait and see who is going to participate in how we make this a better future for the people of the

01:45Gaza Strait. All right. And yes, sir.