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You are asking me for the parameters, and im last . You are asking me for the parameters, and im just last . You are asking me for the parameters, and im just not i last . You are asking me for the i parameters, and im just not going to do that. Parameters, and im ust not going to do that. ,. , parameters, and im ust not going to do that. ,. , parameters, and im ust not going to do that. ,. , to do that. Israel has called on eole to do that. Israel has called on peeple to to do that. Israel has called on people to evacuate. To do that. Israel has called on people to evacuate. Is to do that. Israel has called on people to evacuate. Is that. To do that. Israel has called on people to evacuate. Is that a l to do that. Israel has called on l people to evacuate. Is that a full scale people to evacuate. Is that a full scale of people to evacuate. Is that a full scale of health . As people to evacuate. Is that a full scale of health . People to evacuate. Is that a full scale of health . As i said, im not auoin to scale of health . As i said, im not going to speak scale of health . As i said, im not going to speak for scale of health . As i said, im not going to speak for idf scale of health . As i said, im not going to speak for Idf Operationsl scale of health . As i said, im not. Going to speak for idf operations or their military intentions and plans. They should be the ones to answer those kinds of questions. What i can only reiterate is that weve been consistent and the president was consistent and the president was consistent this morning that we dont support Ground Operations in rafah that would put the majority or even any civilians at any greater risk. We want to see their safeties allowed for. Are risk. We want to see their safeties allowed for allowed for. Are you able to say whether hamas allowed for. Are you able to say whether hamas agreed allowed for. Are you able to say whether hamas agreed it allowed for. 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Without getting into the details of it, and directorl into the details of it, and Director Burns is talking to partners about this there have been ongoing negotiations and talks here. For weeks. The director of travel recently to see if we could bring this thing home, and without speaking about the details of the response by hamas, i think its safe to conclude that the response came as a result or at the end of these continued discussions that Director Burns was part of. Do continued discussions that Director Burns was part of. Burns was part of. Do we have a sense of what burns was part of. Do we have a sense of what is burns was part of. Do we have a sense of what is happening burns was part of. Do we have a sense of what is happening with j burns was part of. Do we have a sense of what is happening with mac when will sense of what is happening with mac when will you sense of what is happening with mac when will you get i dont know. The president has been briefed on the response. Hes aware of the situation. Youre asking me like when are we going to get a final. Finaltable like when are we going to get a final. Final table slap here. There is a process that has been worked in the past and we will work this time. We have to evaluate the response and see whats in it. Certainly, the israelis must have a chance to look at this and evaluate it. Director burns is as we speak, literally, having these conversation with partners in the region. It would be great, im sure we would all like to have an answer, but i just dont want to get into the process. Just dont want to get into the rocess. ~. ,. ,. Process. Where do you expect the crossin process. Where do you expect the crossing to process. Where do you expect the crossing to reopen . Process. Where do you expect the crossing to reopen . It process. Where do you expect the crossing to reopen . It should process. Where do you expect the crossing to reopen . It should be l crossing to reopen . It should be 0 en to crossing to reopen . It should be open to very crossing to reopen . It should be open to very soon. Crossing to reopen . It should be open to very soon. Prime crossing to reopen . It should be i open to very soon. Prime minister netanyahu committed to opening it on the call this morning. At 2 30 p m. , i dont know, but he assured the president that it would be reopened. The director of the world for Food Programme the director of the world for Food Programme said the director of the world for Food Programme said northern the director of the world for Food Programme said Northern Gaza. The director of the world for food. Programme said Northern Gaza isnt the director of the world for Food Programme said Northern Gaza isnt a fullfledged programme said Northern Gaza isnt a full fledged famine. Programme said Northern Gaza isnt a full fledged famine. Is programme said Northern Gaza isnt a full fledged famine. Is that programme said Northern Gaza isnt a full fledged famine. Is that the programme said Northern Gaza isnt a full fledged famine. Is that the us i full fledged famine. Is that the us governments full fledged famine. Is that the us governments assessment . Full fledged famine. Is that the us governments assessment . The i fullfledged famine. Is that the us governments assessment . The us has not declared governments assessment . The us has not declared a governments assessment . The us has not declared a famine governments assessment . The us has not declared a famine at governments assessment . The us has not declared a famine at large, governments assessment . The us has not declared a famine at large, but i not declared a famine at large, but i dont want to understate the degree of need here. And the dire situation that so many people in gaza are in, with respect to food and water. It is not a great situation clearly and thats why were working so hard to get the deal in place. 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A month ago, the administration risk. A month ago, the Administration Made i risk. A month ago, the i Administration Made clear risk. A month ago, the Administration Made clear that risk. A month ago, the Administration Made clear that the us would change its approach. Is it possible to change course . flit possible to change course . Of course. We always have the right to adjust our policies as appropriate, and that has not changed. And and that has not changed. And operation and that has not changed. And operation in and that has not changed. And Operation In Rafah and that has not changed. And Operation In Rafah which i brought ice stepsm Operation In Rafah which i brought ice steps. Jeopardise . Operation in rafah which i brought ice steps. Jeopardise . Ice steps. eopardise . Weve been very ice steps. Jeopardise . Weve been very consistent ice steps. Jeopardise . Weve been very consistent about i ice steps. Jeopardise . Weve been very consistent about our. 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Director burns is having these conversations with the egyptians and the qataris, and thats a form for working out the parameters of it. The president clearly talked about the importance of getting a deal. What clearly talked about the importance of getting a deal. Of getting a deal. What is the president s of getting a deal. What is the president s position of getting a deal. What is the president s position on i of getting a deal. What is the president s position on a i of getting a deal. What is the i president s position on a limited operation president s position on a limited Operation In Rafah . | president s position on a limited Operation In Rafah . President s