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State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller was interrupted by a reporter after he answered a question on the Israel-Hamas war.

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Transcript
00:00leave it – keep the onus on Hamas, so to speak.
00:04So we're not concerned about the Palestinians are committed to this ceasefire, but are you
00:09certain that Israel is committed to the points that were stated by the President on May 31?
00:16MR PRICE They are committed to the proposal that they
00:18put forward that the President publicly described on May 31st.
00:22They have said that publicly, they have affirmed that to us privately, and they have committed
00:26to trying to reach a ceasefire and bridge the remaining differences, and that work is
00:31ongoing.
00:32It was ongoing here inside our building today.
00:33QUESTIONS FROM AUDIENCE MEMBERS
00:34QUESTIONS FROM AUDIENCE MEMBERS
00:35MR. RATHKE.
00:36If I could follow up on that, didn't you just justify political violence?
00:37MR.
00:38HARFSTEIN.
00:39Go ahead.
00:40Go ahead.
00:41QUESTIONS FROM AUDIENCE MEMBERS
00:42MR. RATHKE.
00:43You just justified – you said Hamas should negotiate against the Kurds of the Middle
00:44East.
00:45MR.
00:46HARFSTEIN.
00:47Sam, Sam.
00:48Sam, Sam.
00:49MR.
00:50HARFSTEIN.
00:51There are people in this room – there are people in this room who come and raise their
00:52hand and ask questions, and I'm going to call on them.
00:53Go ahead, please.
00:54MR.
00:55HARFSTEIN.
00:56Sam, Sam, please.
00:57or to say it about the, about the.

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