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BIDEN: “And I don’t want to get ahead of myself here because I don’t know what’s happened in the last four hours, but I have gotten great cooperation from the Qataris. I’ve spoken with them as well a number of times. I think the pause that the Israelis have agreed to are down to — I won’t get into too many detail. I know, Mr. Secretary, I’m going to stop. But I am mildly hopeful. I am mildly hopeful. With regard to when is this going to stop, I think it’s going to stop when Hamas no longer maintains the capacity to murder and abuse and just do horrific things to the Israelis."